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5.5Dr. Hohner, theatre physician at the Vienna Royal Theatre, murders his mistress, the star soprano when his jealousy drives him to the point of mad obsession. Ten years later, another young singer reminds Hohner of the late diva and his old mania kicks in. Hohner wants to prevent her from singing for anyone but him, even if it means silencing her forever.
Released: 1944-10-2086 minDir: George WaggnerMusic, Horror, Thriller
Cast
- Boris Karloff as Dr. Friedrich Hohner
- Susanna Foster as Angela Klatt
- Turhan Bey as Franz Munzer
- Gale Sondergaard as Luise
- Thomas Gomez as Count Seebruck
- June Vincent as Marcellina
Themes
- opera
- obsession
- based on play or musical
- singer
- murder
- mad doctor
- singing
- opera house
- hypnotism
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- musical film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- George Waggner
- Screenwriter
- Curt Siodmak
- Cast member
- William Desmond
- Composer
- Edward Ward
- Producer
- George Waggner
- Production company
- Universal Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Hal Mohr
- Narrative location
- Vienna
- Duration
- 86
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- publication date
- 1944-01-01
- title
- The Climax
- distributed by
- Universal Pictures
- production designer
- Alexander Golitzen
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