The Marriage of Figaro (1920 film)

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The Marriage of Figaro
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Alexander Moissi
German Figaros Hochzeit
Written by Beaumarchais (play)
Starring
CinematographyHans Karl Gottschalk
Production
company
Distributed byTerra Film
Release date
  • 29 July 1920 (1920-7-29)
CountryGermany
LanguagesSilent
German intertitles

The Marriage of Figaro (German: Figaros Hochzeit) is a 1920 German silent comedy film directed by Max Mack [1] and starring Alexander Moissi, Hella Moja and Eduard von Winterstein. [2] The film was most likely accompanied by Mozart's music when it was projected. [3]

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The film is based on the 1784 play of the same name by Beaumarchais (but also on parts of the plot of the Barbier de Séville). [4]

Cast

References

  1. ↑ Freitag, Wolfgang (1991). Amadeus und Compagnie (in German). Edition Umbruch. ISBN   978-3-900602-12-3.
  2. ↑ Rentschler, Eric. German Film & Literature. Routledge, 2013. ISBN   0415239753.
  3. ↑ Tieber, Claus; Windisch, Anna Katharina (30 September 2014). The Sounds of Silent Films: New Perspectives on History, Theory and Practice. Springer. ISBN   978-1-137-41072-6.
  4. ↑ Amador, María Luisa; Blanco, Jorge Ayala (1999). Cartelera cinematográfica, 1920-1929 (in Spanish). Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México, Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos, Coordinación de Difusión Cultural. ISBN   978-968-36-7923-9.
  5. ↑ Deutsches Theater-Adressbuch (in German). 1912.


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