Boccaccio (1936 film)
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| Directed by | Herbert Maisch |
| Written by |
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| Produced by | Max Pfeiffer |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Konstantin Irmen-Tschet |
| Edited by | Carl Otto Bartning |
| Music by | Franz Doelle |
Production company | UFA |
| Distributed by | UFA |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Boccaccio is a 1936 German musical film directed by Herbert Maisch and starring Albrecht Schoenhals, Gina Falckenberg, and Willy Fritsch.[1]
The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Hunte.
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.
Cast[]
- Albrecht Schoenhals as Cesare d'Este
- Gina Falckenberg as Francesca
- Willy Fritsch as Petruccicio
- Heli Finkenzeller as Fiametta
- Paul Kemp as Calandrino
- Fita Benkhoff as Bianca
- Albert Florath as Bartolomeo
- as Pia
- Ernst Waldow as Ricco
- Hans Hermann Schaufuss as First Judge
- Egon Vogel as Student
References[]
Bibliography[]
- O'Brien, Mary-Elizabeth (2004). Nazi Cinema as Enchantment: The Politics of Entertainment in the Third Reich. Rochester, NY: Camden House. ISBN 978-1-57113-334-2.
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Categories:
- 1936 films
- German-language films
- 1930s historical musical films
- German historical musical films
- German films
- Films of Nazi Germany
- Films directed by Herbert Maisch
- Operetta films
- Films set in the 14th century
- Films set in Italy
- UFA GmbH films
- German black-and-white films
- 1930s German film stubs
- Historical musical film stubs