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.
Credits
Die Heilige und ihr Narr Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Gina Manès
She was 35, 96 years old when she died
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as Fürstin von Brauneck |
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William Dieterle
He was 35, 79 years old when he died
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as Harro, Graf von Torstein |
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Lien Deyers
She was 18, 72 years old when she died
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as Rosemarie von Brauneck |
Die Heilige und ihr Narr Crew
| Name |
Department |
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William Dieterle as Director. He was 35 (79) years old when He died
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Directing |