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Otto Nicolai(1810-1849)

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  • Writer
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Otto Nicolai was born on 9 June 1810 in Königsberg, East Prussia, Prussia [now Kaliningrad, Russia]. He was a writer, known for Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor (1965), The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010) and Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor (1918). He died on 11 May 1849 in Berlin, Prussia [now Germany].
BornJune 9, 1810
DiedMay 11, 1849(38)
BornJune 9, 1810
DiedMay 11, 1849(38)
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Colette Boky in Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor (1965)
Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor
7.5
  • Writer
  • 1965
Louise Bourgoin in The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010)
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec
6.3
  • Soundtrack("The Merry Wives of Windsor - Ouverture")
  • 2010
Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor
  • Music Department
  • 1918
Laurence Harvey, Jimmy Edwards, and David Tomlinson in Three Men in a Boat (1956)
Three Men in a Boat
5.3
  • Soundtrack("The Merry Wives of Windsor Overture")
  • 1956

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  • Nicolai: The Merry Wives of Windsor (2015)
    Nicolai: The Merry Wives of Windsor
    Video
    • music
    • 2015
  • Vesele zene vindzorske
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • music
    • 1959
  • Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor
    TV Movie
    • music
    • 1959
  • The Merry Wives of Windsor
    TV Movie
    • music by
    • 1957
  • Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor
    Short
    • Music Department
    • 1953
  • Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor
    • stock music
    • 1918

Writer

  • Colette Boky in Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor (1965)
    Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor
    7.5
    • Writer
    • 1965
  • Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1959

Soundtrack

  • Louise Bourgoin in The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010)
    The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec
    6.3
    • writer: "The Merry Wives of Windsor - Ouverture"
    • 2010
  • Kurt Masur: A Life in Music (2007)
    Kurt Masur: A Life in Music
    TV Special
    • music: "Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor Overture"
    • 2007
  • Amsterdam Affair (1968)
    Amsterdam Affair
    5.0
    • music: "The Merry Wives of Windsor" (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • Colette Boky in Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor (1965)
    Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor
    7.5
    • music: "Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor" (1849)
    • 1965
  • Vesele zene vindzorske
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • music: "Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor" (1849)
    • 1959
  • Laurence Harvey, Jimmy Edwards, and David Tomlinson in Three Men in a Boat (1956)
    Three Men in a Boat
    5.3
    • music: "The Merry Wives of Windsor Overture"
    • 1956
  • The MGM Symphony Orchestra in Overture to the Merry Wives of Windsor (1953)
    Overture to the Merry Wives of Windsor
    6.2
    Short
    • writer: "Overture to 'The Merry Wives of Windsor'"
    • 1953
  • Life with Feathers (1945)
    Life with Feathers
    7.0
    Short
    • music: "The Merry Wives of Windsor Overture" (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Komposition in Blau (1935)
    Komposition in Blau
    6.8
    Short
    • music: "Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor: Overture" (1849)
    • 1935
  • The Stolen Melody
    Short
    • music: "The Merry Wives of Windsor Overture" (uncredited)
    • 1934

Personal details

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  • Born
    • June 9, 1810
    • Königsberg, East Prussia, Prussia [now Kaliningrad, Russia]
  • Died
    • May 11, 1849
    • Berlin, Prussia [now Germany](stroke)

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