Der fliegende Holländer

1964
1h 41m

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A woman escapes her everyday life by entering a fantasy world.A woman escapes her everyday life by entering a fantasy world.A woman escapes her everyday life by entering a fantasy world.

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6.9/10

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Anna Prucnal

Senta

Gerda Hannemann

Senta
(singing voice)

Fred Düren

Der Holländer

Rainer Lüdecke

Der Holländer
(singing voice)

Gerd Ehlers

Daland

Hans Kraemmer

Daland
(singing voice)

Mathilde Danegger

Mary

Katrin Wölzl

Mary
(singing voice)

Herbert Graedtke

Erik

Rolf Apreck

Erik
(singing voice)

Hans-Peter Reinecke

Steuermann

Karl F. Hölzke

Steuermann
(singing voice)

Friedrich Teitge

Hafenbeamter

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- Joachim Herz
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Smart use of stereo sound and a wide screen

I watched this one in a theatrical presentation today. Very impressive.

It starts with a big understatement, cropped image frame with only a narrator from the center channel. But then the picture pulls to the full width of the screen, and the stereo sound kicks in with Wagner's fanfare.

The magnetic sound mix sounds great even today. Although the use of the surround channel is very limited, it fully kicks in during the climactic wedding scene with female and male choirs.

If you ever have the opportunity to watch it, please do. This is one of those gems you never knew existed.

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During Senta's and the Dutchman's last embrace there is a (modern) electric lamp (with visible cable) hanging from the bridge pylon above their heads. The film is set mid 19th century, decades before the invention of the light-bulb, and all lighting used is candles and oil lamps.