Elisabeth and the Jester (1934)
Elisabeth und der Narr
Elisabeth is subject of a girl's boarding school run by the nuns. The village idiot Michele adores her and is particularly drawn to her organ playing. In his madness, he kills the girl's father and tries to lay the blame on the organist.
- Date of release
- 1934-01-24
- TMDB
- 7.5 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 16m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Thea von Harbou
Casting
- Hertha Thiele — Elisabeth Dietrich
- Theodor Loos — Thomas, Organist
- Rudolf Klein-Rogge — Michele
- Fritz Alberti — Dietrich, Bankier
- Klaus Pohl — Clown August
- Erna Morena — Abbess
- Eduard Wesener — Edgar Waldorf
- Else Ehser — Miss Hörnlein
- Ilse Nast — Dancer
- Oskar Höcker — Circus Director
- Johanna Ewald — Circus Director
- Gerhard Dammann — Kommissar
Interesting facts
Elisabeth and the Fool is a 1934 German drama film directed by Thea von Harbou and starring Hertha Thiele, Theodor Loos and Rudolf Klein-Rogge. The film was the directing debut of Harbou, who was known for her screenplays for directors such as Fritz Lang and F. W. Murnau. Filming began on 12 October 1933 in Meersburg and the Lake Constance area. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Kurt Dürnhöfer and Walter Reimann. The film premiered on 24 January 1934.
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