The Flying Dutchman

lkka Backman's celebrated rendition of Wagner's opera tells the story of The Flying Dutchman, a skipper who's been banished to sea for all eternity. Staged in a large outdoor courtyard inside Finland's Olavinlinna Castle, the production features German singer Franz Grundheber in the title role and Finnish opera singer Matti Salminen as Daland, a Norwegian sea captain whose daughter Senta (Hildegard Behrens) is the love of the Dutchman's life.

• Release date
• January 1, 1989
• Runtime
• 139 min
• Genres
• Music, Romance, Drama
• Director
• Ilka Bäkkman

Cast

F

Franz Grundheber The Dutchman Matti Salminen Daland

R

Raimo Sirikiä Erik

A

Anita Välkki Mary Jorma Silvasti Steersman Hildegard Behrens Senta