The Fiddler of Florence

The Fiddler of Florence
Directed by	Paul Czinner
Written by	Paul Czinner
Produced by	Erich Pommer
Starring	Elisabeth Bergner Conrad Veidt Nora Gregor Walter Rilla
Cinematography	Otto Kanturek Adolf Schlasy Arpad Viragh
Music by	Giuseppe Becce
Production company	Elisabeth Bergner Film
Distributed by	UFA
Release date	20 March 1926 (1926-03-20)
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent German intertitles

The Fiddler of Florence (German: Der Geiger von Florenz) is a 1926 German silent comedy film directed by Paul Czinner and starring Elisabeth Bergner, Conrad Veidt, and Nora Gregor. The film was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin and on location around Lake Lugano in Italy. It premiered at the Gloria-Palast in Berlin. It reunited Bergner and Veidt who had starred together in the successful Husbands or Lovers, also directed by Czinner.

Synopsis

A girl escapes from her strict Swiss school and heads for Florence.

Cast

• Elisabeth Bergner as Renée
• Conrad Veidt as Renées Vater
• Nora Gregor as Renées Stiefmutter
• Walter Rilla as Maler
• Grete Mosheim as Schwester des Malers
• Ellen Plessow

Bibliography

• Kreimeier, Klaus (1999). The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918–1945. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-22069-0.

External links

• The Fiddler of Florence at IMDb