Cardillac
1985, German. Directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle & Brian Large.
Wolfgang Sawallisch conducts this acclaimed staging of Paul Hindemith's ambitious opera of the goldsmith Cardillac, whom fortune seems to favor and then abandon, featuring Donald McIntyre and Maria de Francesca-Cavazza in the starring roles. Filmed in 1985 at the Bavarian State Opera and directed by the legendary Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, the production captures every nuance of Hindemith's powerful tale of love, suspicion and betrayal. Opera Performance, recorded at 16-25 September 1985 at the National Theater in Munich.
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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- Released
- 1 December 1985
- Original title
- Wolfgang Sawallisch: Hindemith: Cardillac
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Ferdinand Lion
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Cardillac isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 December 1985. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Cardillac?
Cardillac (1985) was directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle and Brian Large and stars Donald McIntyre, Maria de Francesca-Cavazza, Robert Schunk.