Elisabeth and the Fool

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Elisabeth and the Fool
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Directed by Thea von Harbou
Written by Walter Reimann
Thea von Harbou
Produced byOtto Büsack
Starring Hertha Thiele
Theodor Loos
Rudolf Klein-Rogge
Cinematography Franz Weihmayr
Edited by Fritz C. Mauch
Music by Gottfried Huppertz
Production
company
Edda-Film
Distributed byOmnium-Film
Release date
  • 24 January 1934 (1934-01-24)
Running time
76 minutes
Country Germany
Language German

Elisabeth and the Fool (German : Elisabeth und der Narr) is a 1934 German drama film directed by Thea von Harbou and starring Hertha Thiele, Theodor Loos and Rudolf Klein-Rogge. [1] [2] The film was the directing debut of Harbou, who was known for her screenplays for directors such as Fritz Lang and F. W. Murnau. Filming began on 12 October 1933 in Meersburg and the Lake Constance area. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Kurt Dürnhöfer and Walter Reimann. The film premiered on 24 January 1934. [3]

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Synopsis

It tells the story of a young woman at a girls' boarding school attached to a monastery, and the intrigues caused by a man who is obsessed with the monastery's organ.

Cast

References

  1. Bock & Bergfelder p.248
  2. Dixon & Foster p.154
  3. "Elisabeth und der Narr". Filmportal.de (in German). Deutsches Filminstitut . Retrieved 27 May 2015.

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