在这部威尔第－福斯塔夫歌舞/喜剧片中,导演Götz Friedrich在1979年将威尔第的歌剧《福斯塔夫》在摄影棚内制作成一部歌剧电影，当年被评论家认为深得莎剧风味。影片套用了索尔蒂的录音。
When Sir John Falstaff decides that he wants to have a little fun he writes two letters to a pair of Window wives: Mistress Ford and Mistress Page. When they put their heads together and compare missives, they plan a practical joke or two to teach the knight a lesson. But Mistress Ford's husband is a very jealous man and is pumping Falstaff for information of the affair. Meanwhile the Pages' daughter Anne is besieged by suitors.
