The Saint and Her Fool (1928)
Agnes Günther’s heart-rending fairy tale dazzled turn-of-the-century German audiences and sold hundreds of thousands of copies before being adapted into this tale of timeless passion, the beautiful The Saint and the Fool. The unapologetically sentimental classic was directed by Wilhelm Dieterle, who launched a successful career in Weimar cinema before becoming known for romantic, lush melodramas and technicolor extravaganzas, including 1945′s Marlene Dietrich unforgettable Love Letters. The dashing Dieterle himself plays Harrogate, Earl of Torstein, whose star-crossed love for the luminous Rosemarie of Brauneck (Lien Deyers, discovered by Fritz Lang) is further doomed by royal heroes and villains, the requisite evil stepmother, and fantastical elements that channel the intoxicating romance of Camille through the magic of the Brothers Grimm.
| Movie ID | 82980 |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama, Romance |
| Director | William Dieterle |
| Main cast | William Dieterle, Lien Deyers, Gina Manès, Sophie Pagay, Camilla von Hollay, Mathilde Sussin, Heinrich Gotho |
| Release date | 3 October 1928 |
| Release year | 1928 |
| Language | DE |
| Duration | 99 min (1h 39m) |
| Rating | 9.0 / 10 (TMDB) |
| Production house | Deutsche Film-Union AG (Defu) (Berlin) |
Director: William Dieterle
Writers: Curt J. Braun, Charlotte Hagenbruch
Top cast
William DieterleHarro, Graf von Torstein
Lien DeyersRosemarie von Brauneck
Gina ManèsFürstin von Brauneck
Sophie PagayTante Uli
Camilla von Hollay
Mathilde Sussin
Heinrich Gotho
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