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Der Fliegende Holländer

Der Fliegende Holländer

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1975

Genres

Music, Drama, Fantasy

User Score

60%

Original Title

Der Fliegende Holländer

Production Companies

Bayerische Staatsoper, Unitel, Deutsche Grammophon

Director

Václav Kašlík

Description

This vivid film of Wagner's romatic opera succeeds in conveying what has famously been called "the wind that blows out at you whenever you open the score", including Daland's boat anchoring against the Sandwike cliffs, the red-sailed phantom ship, and the ghost crew rising from the dead. "Scenes that recall classic horror films... Brilliantly successful" (Nürnberger Nachrichten), "Captures the works' essence" (Süddeutsche Zeitung). With a superb cast; conducted by Wagner authority Wolfgang Sawallisch.