Carl Maria von Weber
HUNTER'S BRIDE
Der Freischtz The Marksman

Film Opera by JENS NEUBERT
Prince Ottokar FRANZ GRUNDHEBER
Kuno BENNO SCHOLLUM
Agathe JULIANE BANSE
nnchen REGULA MHLEMANN
Kaspar MICHAEL VOLLE
Max MICHAEL KNIG
Hermit REN PAPE
Kilian OLAF BR
LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Conducted by DANIEL HARDING
RUNDFUNKCHOR BERLIN
Conducted by SIMON HALSEY
Director of Photography HARALD GUNNAR PAALGARDAudio Producer TORSTEN RASCH
Recorded and mixed by JOEL IWATAKI

Hunter's Bride is a film opera based on the romantic opera Der Freischtz by Carl Maria von Weber. Dreams and hopes of young people are told in this exquisite fairy tale. Max and Kaspar, both hunters, fight side by side in the Napoleonic Wars, as well as each other to conquer Agathe's love. European cultural history becomes visible in an opulent historical panorama and one of the most beautiful pieces of music. The pictures of Norwegian director of photography Harald Gunnar Paalgard give a spatial dimension to the unique sound of the London Symphony Orchestra, which recorded in the legendary Abbey Road Studios. Performed by renowned opera soloists Juliane Banse, Michael Knig, Michael Volle, Ren Pape the fi lm opera was a huge public success in European theatres. Filmed on 35mm fi lm on original locations in Germany, the film opera dramatises the enchanted tale with stunning images, and surround-sound revives the music for the eyes and the ears of the audience.

Sound Format: PCM Stereo, DD 5.1, dts-HD Master Audio 5.1, Audio Commentary 2.0
Picture Format: 16:9, 1080i High Definition
Format: DVD 9 / NTSC
Subtitle Languages: DE (Original Language), GB, FR, ES, IT, Korean / GB, FR (Bonus)
Running Time: 137 mins + 10 mins (Bonus) (DVD) 137 mins + 55 mins (Making Of) + 20 mins (Interviews) (BD)
Blu-ray Disc: 50 GB (Dual Layer) FSK: 12