Film

The Saint and Her Fool

1928 · 1h 39m · Romance · Drama

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.

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

• William DieterleDirector
• Charlotte HagenbruchWriter
• Curt J. BraunWriter
• Agnes GüntherNovel
• Frederik FuglsangDirector of Photography

Release date

October 3, 1928

Status

Released

Original language

German

Runtime

1h 39m

Genres

Romance, Drama