Cardillac (film)

Cardillac
Theatrical release poster
Directed byEdgar Reitz
Screenplay byEdgar Reitz
Based onMademoiselle de Scuderi by E. T. A. Hoffmann
Produced byEdgar Reitz
CinematographyDietrich 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
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

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 goldsmith 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. ^ a b "Cardillac". Filmportal.de (in German). Deutsches Filminstitut. Retrieved 2014-12-28.
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