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Boccaccio
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Boccaccio

1936-07-30 · 88 min · ★ 6.0

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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.

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Directors
Herbert Maisch
Production companies
UFA
Countries
Germany
Status
Released

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Willy FritschWilly FritschPetruccio, Stadtschreiber
Heli FinkenzellerHeli FinkenzellerFiametta, Petruccios Frau
Albrecht SchoenhalsAlbrecht SchoenhalsCesare d’ Este, Herzog von Ferrara
Gina FalckenbergGina FalckenbergFrancesca, seine Frau
Paul KempPaul KempVerleger Calandrino
Fita BenkhoffFita BenkhoffBianca, seine Frau
Albert FlorathAlbert FlorathBartolomeo, Hauptmann
Ernst WaldowErnst WaldowRicco, Vertrauter des Herzogs
Vilma BekendorfGesellschafterin der Herzogin
Tina EilersPia, seine Frau
Hans Hermann SchaufußHans Hermann SchaufußDer Oberrichter
Helmut WeissHelmut WeissGeronimo, ein Kleiderhändler
Rudolf BiebrachMann, der Boccaccio zu erkennen glaubt
Horst BirrHorst 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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