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Viel Lärmen um Nichts

Alternative title
Much Ado About Nothing
Synopsis
German television adaptation of Otto Schenk’s stage production at the Wiener Burgtheatre of Much Ado About Nothing. Boy Gobert is Benedick and Christine Ostermayer plays Beatrice.
Language
German (Standard)
Country
Austria; Germany
Medium
Television
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Transmission details
13 Apr 1976 (Channel: ORF/1)
Duration
150 mins

Credits

Director
Otto Schenk
Writer
William Shakespeare
Music
Kurt Werner
Cast
Christine OstermayerBeatrice
Boy GobertBenedick
Thomas StrouxClaudio
Rudolf MelicharDon Pedro
Hugo GottschlichDogberry
Bruno ThostWatchman (1)
Ernst PrinczWatchman (2)
Eva RieckHero
Ewald BalserLeonato
Fred LiewehrFriar Francis
Gotz von LangheimSexton
Hannes SieglDon John
Heinz ZuberBalthasar
Helmut JanatschBorachio
Hilke RuthnerUrsula
Hugo GottschlichVerges
Philipp von ZeskaAntonio
Tom KrinzingerConrade
Trude AckermannMargaret

Additional Details

Theatre
Burgtheater, Vienna
Production type
Television and Radio Drama
Plays
Much Ado About Nothing
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Production Company

Name

Osterreichischer Rundfunk-Fernsehen

Name

ZDF

Notes
See: Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen

Archive

Name

Österreichische Mediathek

Web
http://www.mediathek.at External site opens in new window
Phone
+43-1/5973669-20
Fax
+43-1/5973669-25
Address
Abteilung des Technischen Museums Wien
Marchettischlössl
Gumpendorfer Strasse 95
1060
Vienna

Distributor (Sale)

Name

ZDF - Programme Service

Email
programmservice@zdf.de
Web
http://www.theaterkanal.de/fernsehen/mitschnitt/ External site opens in new window
Phone
0049-(0)6131/70 9510
Fax
0049-(0)06131/70 9515
Address
HA ABD, Programmverwertung und -übernahme
ZDF-Straße 1
Mainz
55100
Germany

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