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Boccaccio

(1936)

July 30, 1936 1h 28m
60%
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Overview

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.

Herbert Maisch

Director

Top Billed Cast

WF

Willy Fritsch

Petruccio, Stadtschreiber

HF

Heli Finkenzeller

Fiametta, Petruccios Frau

AS

Albrecht Schoenhals

Cesare d’ Este, Herzog von Ferrara

GF

Gina Falckenberg

Francesca, seine Frau

PK

Paul Kemp

Verleger Calandrino

FB

Fita Benkhoff

Bianca, seine Frau

AF

Albert Florath

Bartolomeo, Hauptmann

EW

Ernst Waldow

Ricco, Vertrauter des Herzogs

VB

Vilma Bekendorf

Gesellschafterin der Herzogin

TE

Tina Eilers

Pia, seine Frau