The Saint and Her Fool

(Redirected from Die Heilige und ihr Narr)

The Saint and Her Fool (German: Die Heilige und ihr Narr) is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by William Dieterle and starring Dieterle, Lien Deyers and Gina Manès. It was based on a novel by Agnes Günther and premiered at the Capital am Zoo in Berlin.[1] Art direction was by Andrej Andrejew. For a long time, the movie was considered lost. Although never released in the US, a nitrate copy was discovered in Jack Warner's personal vault. In 2008 it was given to the UCLA in Los Angeles and restored.

The Saint and Her Fool
Directed byWilliam Dieterle
Written by
Produced byWilliam Dieterle
Starring
CinematographyFrederik Fuglsang
Production
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Deutsche Film Union
Distributed byDeutsche First National Pictures
Release date
  • 4 October 1928 (1928-10-04)
CountryGermany
Languages

It was remade twice into a 1935 German film directed by Hans Deppe, music by Franz R. Friedl and a 1957 Austrian film directed by Gustav Ucicky.

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References

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  1. ^ Kreimeier p.115

Bibliography

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  • Kreimeier, Klaus. The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918-1945. University of California Press, 1999.
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