Villa Falconieri (film)

Villa Falconieri
Villa Falconieri
Directed by	Richard Oswald
Written by	Alfred Halm;
Based on	Villa Falconieri by Richard Voss
Produced by	Richard Oswald; Stefano Pittaluga;
Starring	Maria Jacobini; Hans Stüwe; Eve Gray; Clifford McLaglen;
Cinematography	Giovanni Vitrotti
Production; companies	Richard-Oswald-Produktion; Societa Anonima Stefano Pittaluga;
Distributed by	Messtro-Film (Germany)
Release date	20 September 1928;
Countries	Germany; Italy;
Languages	Silent; German/Italian intertitles;

Villa Falconieri is a 1928 German-Italian silent drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Maria Jacobini, Hans Stüwe, and Eve Gray. It was based on the 1896 novel of the same title by Richard Voss.^[1]

The film was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin and the Fert Studios in Berlin. Location shooting took place at the real Villa Falconieri outside Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Heinrich Richter. It premiered at the Ufa-Pavillon am Nollendorfplatz in Berlin on 20 September 1928, with the first Italian release taking place in March 1929.

Synopsis

A young count and poet rents the Villa Falconieri to be near to the Princess Sora with whom he believes himself in love. However while there he encounters the beautiful Maria Mariano and her brutish husband Vittorio.

Cast

Maria Jacobini as Maria Mariano
Hans Stüwe as Cola Graf Campana, Schriftsteller
Eve Gray as Prinzessin Sora
Clifford McLaglen as Vittorio Mariano
Elena Sangro as Assunta Neri, Schauspielerin
Joop van Hulzen as Belcampo, ein Dichterling
Angelo Ferrari as Prinz Sora
Oreste Bilancia as Daniele

References

^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | VILLA FALCONIERI (1928)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2013.

External links

Villa Falconieri at IMDb

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[1] "BFI | Film & TV Database | VILLA FALCONIERI (1928)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2013.

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