Fire in the Opera House (Brand in der Oper) 94 years old

It begins with a Tannhäuser performance and ends with the premiere of The Tales of Hoffmann. In between a young ingénue cast in her first big role, the Hoffmann rehearsals, the theatre director and his stage director exchanging cynicisms, a budding love affair. Gründgens at his most repulsive, trying to woo both lovers. And a hair-raising finale. Add to this some snappy dialogue and "pre-code" scenes that make you sit up and stare.

Credits

Gustav Fröhlich as Richard Faber

Gertrud Arnold as Frau Konsul van Lingen

Jarmila Novotná as Primadonna

Gustaf Gründgens as Otto van Lingen

Julius Falkenstein as Löwenthal

Fire in the Opera House Cast

Name	Character
Gustav Fröhlich He was 28, 85 years old when he died	as Richard Faber
Gertrud Arnold She was 57, 57 years old when she died	as Frau Konsul van Lingen
Jarmila Novotná She was 23, 86 years old when she died	as Primadonna
Gustaf Gründgens He was 30, 63 years old when he died	as Otto van Lingen
Julius Falkenstein He was 51, 54 years old when he died	as Löwenthal

Fire in the Opera House Crew

Name	Department
Reimar Kuntze as Director of Photography. He was 30 (49) years old when He died	Camera
Fritz Arno Wagner as Director of Photography. He was 40 (68) years old when He died	Camera
Walter Reisch as Writer. He was 27 (79) years old when He died	Writing
Carl Froelich as Director. He was 55 (77) years old when He died	Directing
Hansom Milde-Meißner as Music. He was 31 (84) years old when He died	Sound

Fire in the Opera House (94 years)

Release day: Monday, October 13, 1930
Runtime: 104 minutes