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The Saint and Her Fool
1928 1h 39m DE
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Synopsis
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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.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
William Dieterle
Harro, Graf von Torstein
Lien Deyers
Rosemarie von Brauneck
Gina Manès
Fürstin von Brauneck
Sophie Pagay
Tante Uli
Camilla von Hollay
Mathilde Sussin
Heinrich Gotho
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- William Dieterle
- Writers
- Curt J. Braun, Charlotte Hagenbruch
- Countries
- Germany
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The take
William Dieterle directs. Frederik Fuglsang behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 198 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Directed by William Dieterle, shot by Frederik Fuglsang. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4William Dieterle and Lien Deyers and Gina Manès carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0018989 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Frederik Fuglsang
- Production design
- Andrej Andrejew
- Runtime
- 99 min · 1h 39m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- DE
Also by
William Dieterle
Production companies
Who made it
- DE
Deutsche Film-Union AG (Defu) (Berlin)
Key crew
- Production DesignAndrej Andrejew
- NovelAgnes Günther
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1928-10-03
Also known as
International titles
- La sainte et son fouFR
- The Saint and Her FoolUS
