Query: German historical films based on music but not operetta films
Domain: films
Relevant documents:
The Threepenny Opera (film)
Tiefland (film)
The Bohemian Dancer (1926 film)
Daughter of the Regiment (1929 film)
Maytime (1926 film)
The Black Forest Girl (1929 film)
The Merry Wives of Windsor (1950 film)
My Niece Susanne
The Master of Nuremberg
The Bartered Bride (1932 film)
Evidence from documents: The Threepenny Opera (film): '''''The Threepenny Opera''''' () is a 1931 German musical film directed by G. W. Pabst. Produced by Seymour Nebenzal's Nero-Film for Tonbild-Syndikat AG (Tobis), Berlin and Warner Bros. Pictures GmbH, Berlin, the film is loosely based on the 1928 musical theatre success of the same name by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill.
Tiefland (film): ("Lowlands") is a 1954 West German opera drama film directed, produced, co-written, edited by and starring Leni Riefenstahl, and based on the 1903 eponymous opera composed by Eugen d'Albert to a libretto by Rudolph Lothar based on the 1896 Catalan play ''Terra baixa'' by Àngel Guimerà.
The Bohemian Dancer (1926 film): '''''The Bohemian Dancer''''' () is a 1926 German silent drama film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Harry Liedtke, and William Dieterle.
Daughter of the Regiment (1929 film): '''''Daughter of the Regiment''''' () is a 1929 British-German silent film directed by Hans Behrendt and starring Betty Balfour, Alexander D'Arcy, and Kurt Gerron. The plot is loosely based on the 1840 opera composed by Gaetano Donizetti.
Maytime (1926 film): '''''Maytime''''' or '''''As Once in May''''' (German: '''''Wie einst im Mai''''') is a 1926 German silent romance film directed by Willi Wolff and starring Adolf Klein, Ellen Richter, and Paul Heidemann.
The Black Forest Girl (1929 film): '''''The Black Forest Girl''''' () is a 1929 German silent romance film directed by Victor Janson and starring Liane Haid, Fred Louis Lerch and Walter Janssen.


It was distributed by the German branch of the American company First National Pictures. The film's art direction was by Heinz Fenchel and Jacek Rotmil. The film is based on the 1917 operetta of the same title, composed by Leon Jessel with a libretto by August Neidhart. It is set in the Black Forest region of Germany in the 1840s.
The Merry Wives of Windsor (1950 film): German historical films based on music but not operetta films: '''''The Merry Wives of Windsor''''' () is a 1950 East German musical comedy film directed by Georg Wildhagen. It was based on William Shakespeare's play by the same name.
German historical films based on music: '''''The Merry Wives of Windsor''''' () is a 1950 East German musical comedy film directed by Georg Wildhagen. It was based on William Shakespeare's play by the same name.
In Elizabethan England, Sir John Falstaff is embroiled in attempting to have a love affair with several women, which soon turns into a humorous adventure.
* Sonja Ziemann as Mrs. Fluth
* Camilla Spira as Mrs. Gretchen Reich
* Paul Esser as Sir John Falstaff
* Ina Halley as Anna Reich
My Niece Susanne: '''''My Niece Susanne''''' () is a 1950 West German musical comedy film
The Master of Nuremberg: German historical films: '''''The Master of Nuremberg''''' () is a 1927 German silent historical comedy film
based on music: It is based on the 1868 opera ''Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg'' by Richard Wagner.
not operetta films: silent
The Bartered Bride (1932 film): '''''The Bartered Bride''''' () is a 1932 German musical comedy film