The Merry Wives of Windsor Movie Review 1950

Fat, ribald, and boastful Sir John Falstaff indulges in excess at his favorite Windsor tavern. He also likes the ladies and has taken to flattering both Mistress Reich and Fluth. The ladies and the townspeople eventually decide that Falstaff needs to be taught a lesson. German with subtitles.

Distribution

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Available on VHS
Running time 96 minutes.
Originally from German.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Plays to Film: William Shakespeare, Period Piece: 16th Century

Screenplay

Georg Wildhagen, Wolff von Gordon

Cast

Paul Esser, Sonja Ziemann, Camilla Spira

Cinematography

Karl Plintzner, Eugen Klagemann

Director

Georg Wildhagen

Music

Otto Nikolai

Producer

Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft (DEFA)