The Saint and Her Fool (1957 film)

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The Saint and Her Fool
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Austrian film poster
German Die Heilige und ihr Narr
Directed by Gustav Ucicky
Based onThe Saint and Her Fool
by Agnes Günther
Produced by Herbert Gruber
Karl Schwetter
Starring Gerhard Riedmann
Gudula Blau
Hertha Feiler
Cinematography Günther Anders
Edited byHerma Sandtner
Music by Franz Grothe
Production
company
Distributed by Gloria Film
Release date
  • 1 November 1957 (1957-11-01)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryAustria
LanguageGerman

The Saint and Her Fool (German: Die Heilige und ihr Narr) is a 1957 Austrian drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Gerhard Riedmann, Gudula Blau and Hertha Feiler.

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It was based on the novel of the same title by Agnes Günther. Two previous film versions had been made, a silent film in 1928 and a sound film in 1935. [1]

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Isabella Schlichting and Werner Schlichting. It was shot using Agfacolor. It was made with backing from the West German distributor Gloria Film.

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References

  1. Goble, Alan (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. p. 793. ISBN   3598114923.