Boccaccio (1936 film)
| Boccaccio | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Herbert Maisch |
| Produced by | Max Pfeiffer |
| Written by |
Emil Burri Walter Forster |
| Starring |
Albrecht Schoenhals Gina Falckenberg Willy Fritsch Heli Finkenzeller |
| Music by | Franz Doelle |
| Cinematography | Konstantin Irmen-Tschet |
| Edited by | Carl Otto Bartning |
Release dates |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Nazi Germany |
| Language | German |
Boccaccio is a 1936 German musical film directed by Herbert Maisch and starring Albrecht Schoenhals, Gina Falckenberg and Willy Fritsch.[1]
Plot
Boccaccio is an operetta that relates how Nazis conceived the Italian Renaissance. The Ferrara’s residents are carried up in a tide of emotion and physical passion. Before long, the town is in chaos. The film is in German with English subtitles.
Cast
- Albrecht Schoenhals ... Cesare d'Este - Herzog von Ferrara
- Gina Falckenberg ... Francesca - seine Frau
- Willy Fritsch ... Petruccicio - Schreiber am Stadtgericht
- Heli Finkenzeller ... Fiametta - seine Frau
- Paul Kemp ... Calandrino - Verleger und Buchdrucker
- Fita Benkhoff ... Bianca, seine Frau
- Albert Florath ... Bartolomeo - Hauptmann
- Tina Eilers ... Pia - seine Frau
- Ernst Waldow ... Ricco - Vertrauter des Herzogs
- Hans Hermann Schaufuss ... First Judge