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.
Stars: Donald McIntyre, Catarina Ligendza, Bengt Rundgren, Hermann Winkler, Ruth Hesse, Harald Ek
Crew: Richard Wagner (Original Music Composer), Gerd Krauss (Set Designer), Gerd Krauss (Costume Designer), Václav Kašlík (Director), Helga Pinnow-Stadelmann (Costume Designer), Wolfgang Sawallisch (Conductor)
Country: Germany
Language: Deutsch
Studio: Bayerische Staatsoper, Unitel, Deutsche Grammophon
Runtime: 1:47:31 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jan 01, 1975
IMDb: 5
