Watch Boccaccio (1936) Official Trailer
6 / 10 IMDb July 30, 1936 1h 28m
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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Runtime
1h 28m
Release Date
July 30, 1936
Genre
Music
Status
Released
Languages
German
Country
Germany
Cast
Willy Fritsch
as Petruccio, Stadtschreiber
Heli Finkenzeller
as Fiametta, Petruccios Frau
Albrecht Schoenhals
as Cesare d’ Este, Herzog von Ferrara
Gina Falckenberg
as Francesca, seine Frau
Paul Kemp
as Verleger Calandrino
Fita Benkhoff
as Bianca, seine Frau
Albert Florath
as Bartolomeo, Hauptmann
Ernst Waldow
as Ricco, Vertrauter des Herzogs
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Vilma Bekendorf
as Gesellschafterin der Herzogin
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Tina Eilers
as Pia, seine Frau
Hans Hermann Schaufuß
as Der Oberrichter
Helmut Weiss
as Geronimo, ein Kleiderhändler
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Rudolf Biebrach
as Mann, der Boccaccio zu erkennen glaubt
Horst Birr
as Geselle bei Calandrino
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Jac Diehl
as Arbeiter in der Druckerei
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Anita Düwell
as Frau, die Boccaccio zu erkennen glaubt
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Fred Goebel
as Arbeiter in der Druckerei
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Clemens Hasse
as Student
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Karl Harbacher
as Beisitzender Richter
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Oskar Höcker
as Wachtposten
Production Companies
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