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How Long Is “Falstaff”?

Name: Falstaff
Genre: opera, arts & literature
Released: 1963
Duration: 118 min
Cast: Elisabeth Höngen, Graziella Sciutti, Melitta Muszely, Otto Edelmann, Hans Günter Grimm

1h 58m runtime

19631h 58mopera • arts & literature

Opera film with a runtime of 118 minutes, released in 1963. Presented in English.

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Runtime1h 58m

Minutes118

One SittingYes

With Break2h 10m

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Though the operatic production in this release constitutes a version of Giuseppe Verdi's three-act commedia lirica +Falstaff (1893), it isn't a stage production per se; rather, it was filmed on studio sets for German television in 1963. It stars Otto Edelmann as Shakespeare's famous corpulent knight, Sir John Falstaff, Hans Günter Grimm as Ford, Richard van Vrooman as Fenton and Erich Klaus as Dr. Cajus. The Wiener Symphoniker and Wiener Staatsoper lend added symphonic accompaniment, under the baton of Nello Santi; Annemarie Köhler designed the costumes; Max Bignens created the sets; and Hellmuth Matiasek directs for the stage.

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Runtime1h 58m

Can Finish TonightYes

One SittingYes

With Break2h 10m

Movie Facts

Release Year1963

Runtime1h 58m

LanguageEnglish

Genresopera, arts & literature

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