Boccaccio (1936 film)
Boccaccio is a 1936 German musical film directed by Herbert Maisch and starring Albrecht Schoenhals, Gina Falckenberg, and Willy Fritsch.[1]
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| Directed by | Herbert Maisch |
| Produced by | Max Pfeiffer |
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| Music by | Franz Doelle |
| Cinematography | Konstantin Irmen-Tschet |
| Edited by | Carl Otto Bartning |
Production company | UFA |
| Distributed by | UFA |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
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
- Tina Eilers as Pia
- Ernst Waldow as Ricco
- Hans Hermann Schaufuss as First Judge
- Egon Vogel as Student
References
- O'Brien, p. 47.
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.
External links
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