Cardillac (film)

Cardillac

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Edgar Reitz
Produced by Edgar Reitz
Screenplay by Edgar Reitz
Based on Mademoiselle de Scuderi by E. T. A. Hoffmann
Cinematography Dietrich Lohmann
Edited by Maximiliane Mainka
Hannelore von Sternberg
Production
company
Edgar Reitz Filmproduktion
Release dates
  • 28 August 1969 (1969-08-28) (Venice)
  • 1 March 1970 (1970-03-01)
Running time
97 minutes
Country West Germany
Language German

Cardillac is a 1969 West German drama film directed by Edgar Reitz, starring Hans-Christian Blech and Catana Cayetano. It tells the story of a gold smith who is so obsessed with his own craft that he murders his customers. The film is a modern adaptation of E. T. A. Hoffmann's novella Mademoiselle de Scuderi.[1]

(Composer Paul Hindemith also used the novella as the basis of his 1926 opera Cardillac.)

Cast

Release

The film premiered on 28 August 1969 at the 30th Venice International Film Festival. It was released in West Germany on 1 March 1970.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cardillac". Filmportal.de (in German). Deutsches Filminstitut. Retrieved 2014-12-28.
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