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Boccaccio (1936)

1h 28m · 30 Jul 1936
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The film is set during the Italian Renaissance in the 14th century. Petruccio lives in Ferrara with his wife, Fiametta. Initially, he works as a scribe at the city court. Under the pseudonym Giovanni Boccaccio, he writes amorous tales that divide opinion within the city. While the women read the texts with delight, the men are outraged by their moral licentiousness.

Movie ID143271
GenreMusic
DirectorHerbert Maisch
Main castWilly Fritsch, Heli Finkenzeller, Albrecht Schoenhals, Gina Falckenberg, Paul Kemp, Fita Benkhoff, Albert Florath, Ernst Waldow
Release date30 July 1936
Release year1936
LanguageGerman
Duration88 min (1h 28m)
Rating6.0 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseUFA

Director: Herbert Maisch

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Willy FritschPetruccio, Stadtschreiber Heli FinkenzellerFiametta, Petruccios Frau Albrecht SchoenhalsCesare d’ Este, Herzog von Ferrara Gina FalckenbergFrancesca, seine Frau Paul KempVerleger Calandrino Fita BenkhoffBianca, seine Frau Albert FlorathBartolomeo, Hauptmann Ernst WaldowRicco, Vertrauter des Herzogs
Vilma BekendorfGesellschafterin der Herzogin
Tina EilersPia, seine Frau
Hans Hermann SchaufußDer Oberrichter Helmut WeissGeronimo, ein Kleiderhändler
Rudolf BiebrachMann, der Boccaccio zu erkennen glaubt
Horst BirrGeselle bei Calandrino
Jac DiehlArbeiter in der Druckerei
Anita DüwellFrau, die Boccaccio zu erkennen glaubt
Fred GoebelArbeiter in der Druckerei
Clemens HasseStudent
Karl HarbacherBeisitzender Richter
Oskar HöckerWachtposten

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