The Saint and Her Fool
The Saint and Her Fool (German: Die Heilige und ihr Narr) is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by William Dieterle and starring Dieterle, Lien Deyers and Gina Manès. It was based on a novel by Agnes Günther and premiered at the Capital am Zoo in Berlin.[1] Art direction was by Andrej Andrejew. For a long time, the movie was considered lost. Although never released in the US, a nitrate copy was discovered in Jack Warner's personal vault. In 2008 it was given to the UCLA in Los Angeles and restored.
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| Directed by | William Dieterle |
| Produced by | William Dieterle |
| Written by | Agnes Günther (novel) Curt J. Braun Charlotte Hagenbruch |
| Starring | William Dieterle Lien Deyers Gina Manès Félix P. Soler |
| Cinematography | Frederik Fuglsang |
Production company | Deutsche Film Union |
| Distributed by | Deutsche First National Pictures |
Release date | 4 October 1928 |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | Silent German intertitles |
It was remade twice into a 1935 German film directed by Hans Deppe and a 1957 Austrian film directed by Gustav Ucicky.
Cast
- William Dieterle as Harro, Graf von Torstein
- Lien Deyers as Rosemarie von Brauneck
- Gina Manès as Fürstin von Brauneck
- Félix P. Soler as Fürst von Brauneck
- Camilla von Hollay as Fräulein Braun
- Mathilde Sussin as Frau von Hardenstein
- Heinrich Gotho as Märt
- Sophie Pagay as Tante Uli
- Auguste Prasch-Grevenberg as Tante Marga
- Hanni Reinwald as Lisa, Rosemaries Zofe
- Loni Nest as Rosemarie als Kind
References
- Kreimeier p.115
Bibliography
- Kreimeier, Klaus. The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918-1945. University of California Press, 1999.
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