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 (1920-07-29)
CountryGermany
LanguagesSilent
German intertitles

The Marriage of Figaro (German: Figaros Hochzeit) is a 1920 German silent historical drama film directed by Max Mack and starring Alexander Moissi, Hella Moja and Eduard von Winterstein. [1]

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The film is based on the 1784 play of the same name by Beaumarchais.

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References

  1. Rentschler, Eric. German Film & Literature. Routledge, 2013. ISBN   0415239753.