The Saint and Her Fool

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The Saint and Her Fool (1928)

Directed by William Dieterle

Romance, Drama · 1h 39m

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.

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Cast

William Dieterle Harro, Graf von Torstein Lien Deyers Rosemarie von Brauneck
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Gina Manès Fürstin von Brauneck Sophie Pagay Tante Uli Camilla von Hollay
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Mathilde Sussin Heinrich Gotho

Crew

Director
William Dieterle
Writer
Curt J. Braun, Charlotte Hagenbruch
Novel
Agnes Günther
Director of Photography
Frederik Fuglsang

Details

Original title
Die Heilige und ihr Narr
Release date
1928-10-03
Runtime
1h 39m
Genres
Romance, Drama
Original language
DE
Countries
Germany
Production
Deutsche Film-Union AG (Defu) (Berlin)