The Merry Wives of Windsor (1918 film)

The Merry Wives of Windsor (German:Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor) is a 1918 German silent comedy film directed by William Wauer. It is an adaptation of William Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor.[1]

The Merry Wives of Windsor
Directed byWilliam Wauer
Produced byJakob Beck
Written byWilliam Shakespeare (play)
Production
company
Jakob Beck-Film
Distributed byJakob Beck-Film
Release date
February 1918
CountryGermany
LanguageSilent
German intertitles

Cast

In alphabetical order

  • Gretl Basch as Frau Fluth
  • Jacques Bilk as Herr Fluth
  • Robert Blass as Falstaff
  • Edwin Heyer as Cajus
  • Luise Mark-Lüders as Frau Reich
  • Ludwig Rex as Herr Reich
  • Elisabeth Schott as Anna
  • Harry Steier as Junker Spärlich
  • Karl Tannert as Fenton

References

  1. Sammons p.87

Bibliography

  • Eddie Sammons. Shakespeare: A Hundred Years on Film. Scarecrow Press, 2004.


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