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Release Date:
October 3, 1928
Original Title:
Die Heilige und ihr Narr
Alternate Titles:
La sainte et son fou
The Saint and Her Fool
Genres:
Drama | Romance
Production Companies:
Deutsche Film-Union AG (Defu) (Berlin)
Production Countries:
Germany
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 99
Agnes Günther’s heart-rending fairy tale dazzled turn-of-the-century German audiences and sold hundreds of thousands of copies before being adapted into this tale of timeless passion, the beautiful The Saint and the Fool. The unapologetically sentimental classic was directed by Wilhelm Dieterle, who launched a successful career in Weimar cinema before becoming known for romantic, lush melodramas and technicolor extravaganzas, including 1945′s Marlene Dietrich unforgettable Love Letters. The dashing Dieterle himself plays Harrogate, Earl of Torstein, whose star-crossed love for the luminous Rosemarie of Brauneck (Lien Deyers, discovered by Fritz Lang) is further doomed by royal heroes and villains, the requisite evil stepmother, and fantastical elements that channel the intoxicating romance of Camille through the magic of the Brothers Grimm.
Director:
William Dieterle
Director of Photography:
Frederik Fuglsang
Novel:
Agnes Günther
Production Design:
Andrej Andrejew
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