Cinematic background from The Climax 1944 - Dr. Hohner, theatre physician at the Vienna Royal Theatre, murders his mistress, the star soprano when his jealousy drives him to the point of mad obsession. Ten years later, another young singer reminds Hohner of the late diva and his old mania kicks in. Hohner wants to prevent her from singing for anyone but him, even if it means silencing her forever.

The Climax

1944

Horror, Music, Thriller

Directors:
George Waggner
Writers:
Edward Locke, Curt Siodmak, George Waggner, Lynn Starling
Official poster of The Climax 1944 directed by [object Object]
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A man and a woman embracing each other in front of a wall; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A woman dressed as a maid in a pink dress; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A woman in a purple dress and a black hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A woman in a pink dress standing in front of a mirror; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A man in a suit and hat standing in front of a building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A man walking through a room filled with pillars; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A man and a woman in formal wear are looking at each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A woman wearing a black dress and a hat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A crowd of people sitting in front of an audience; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A man and a woman are standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A group of women dressed in pink and purple gowns; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A man in a suit and a hat walking down a street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A person leaning against a wall on a street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A large audience is watching a scene in a theater; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A woman wearing a black dress and a white hat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – An older man and a younger woman in a black suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A woman wearing a dress and hat in front of a group of men; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A group of women dressed in pink costumes; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A woman in a pink and gold dress singing in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A large audience is sitting in front of a stage; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A person wearing a dress; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A woman in a pink dress holding a fan in front of a group of men; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A man and a woman in formal wear standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A person wearing a tiara and a necklace; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A man and a woman in formal wear looking at one another; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A large group of people on a stage in front of an audience; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A woman wearing pearls and a necklace with pearls around her neck; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A person wearing a dress and a tiara; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A woman in a blue and white dress with a pink bow around her neck; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A man and a woman dressed in formal wear; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A woman wearing a green dress and a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A woman in a hat and a fur coat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A man and a woman are dressed in formal attire; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A street scene with a person walking on the sidewalk; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A woman wearing a green dress and a hat; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A group of women dressed up in fancy clothing; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A man and a woman in formal wear talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A man in a black suit and a white bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A woman wearing a hat and a skirt standing next to a railing in front of a building; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A woman in a pink dress standing in front of a mirror; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – An older man in a tuxedo is standing in front of a purple curtain; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A man and two women standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – An aerial view of a crowd of people standing in a field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A scene of a stage with a bunch of people watching; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A woman wearing a green dress and a hat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A person wearing a dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A group of people standing around a stage; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – Two women are talking to each other while holding papers; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – An older man is cutting a woman's hair; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A group of women dressed up in costumes and dancing; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A man and a woman are standing next to each other in front of a mirror; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A woman in a pink dress and a tiara; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A man in a suit sitting at a table with an open book in front of him; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A woman in a pink hat and a man in a blue suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A man in a suit and hat standing in a dark room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Climax” (1944), directed by George Waggner – An older man and a young woman dressed in formal wear; Close Up shot, Low angle