The Flying Dutchman

• Cast: Franz Grundheber, Matti Salminen, Raimo Sirikiä, Anita Välkki, Jorma Silvasti
• Duration: 139 minutes
• Genre: Music, Romance, Drama
• Rating: 7.2/10
• Release Date: 1989-01-01

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.