Carl Maria von Weber HUNTER"S BRIDE Der Freischütz The Marksman Film Opera by JENS NEUBERT Prince Ottokar FRANZ GRUNDHEBER Kuno BENNO SCHOLLUM Agathe JULIANE BANSE Ännchen REGULA MÜHLEMANN Kaspar MICHAEL VOLLE Max MICHAEL KÖNIG Hermit RENÉ PAPE Kilian OLAF BÄR 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 Freischütz 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 König, Michael Volle, René 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