---
title: 'The Merry Wives of Windsor (1950)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Georg Wildhagen'
released: '1950-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 96
genres:
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'German Democratic Republic'
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-merry-wives-of-windsor-1950'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042695/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Merry Wives of Windsor (1950)

1950 · 96 min · Music · German Democratic Republic, Germany

Original title: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor

## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Georg Wildhagen](https://cinepixo.com/people/georg-wildhagen)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Otto Nicolai](https://cinepixo.com/people/otto-nicolai)
- **Director of Photography:** [Eugen Klagemann](https://cinepixo.com/people/eugen-klagemann), [Karl Plintzner](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-plintzner)
- **Editor:** [Johanna Rosinski](https://cinepixo.com/people/johanna-rosinski)

## Cast

- [Nico Turoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/nico-turoff)
- [Edith Hancke](https://cinepixo.com/people/edith-hancke)
- [Kurt-Otto Fritsch](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurt-otto-fritsch)
- [Edgar Pauly](https://cinepixo.com/people/edgar-pauly)
- [Paul Esser](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-esser)
- [Eckart Dux](https://cinepixo.com/people/eckart-dux)
- [Camilla Spira](https://cinepixo.com/people/camilla-spira)
- [Gerd Frickhöffer](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerd-frickhoffer)
- [Charles-Hans Vogt](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-hans-vogt)
- [Alexander Engel](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-engel)
- [Claus Holm](https://cinepixo.com/people/claus-holm)
- [Sonja Ziemann](https://cinepixo.com/people/sonja-ziemann)
- [Ina Halley](https://cinepixo.com/people/ina-halley)
- [Renate Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/renate-wilson)
- [Joachim Teege](https://cinepixo.com/people/joachim-teege)

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