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'''''Rigoletto''''' or '''''The King Amuses Himself''''' (German: '''''Der König amüsiert sich''''') is a 1918 Austrian [[silent film|silent]] [[historical film]] directed by [[ Jacob Fleck]], [[Luise Fleck]] and starring [[Wilhelm Klitsch]], [[Hermann Benke]] and [[Liane Haid]].<ref>Von Dassanowsky p.23</ref> It is based on the [[Le roi s'amuse|1832 play]] by the French writer [[Victor Hugo]].
'''''Rigoletto''''' or '''''The King Amuses Himself''''' (German: '''''Der König amüsiert sich''''') is a 1918 Austrian [[silent film|silent]] [[historical film]] directed by [[ Jacob Fleck]], [[Luise Fleck]] and starring [[Wilhelm Klitsch]], [[Hermann Benke]] and [[Liane Haid]]. It is based on the [[Le roi s'amuse|1832 play]] by the French writer [[Victor Hugo]]. To recreate the look of Paris in the early [[sixteenth century]], [[location shooting]] took place at the [[neo-gothic]] [[Vienna City Hall]].<ref>Von Dassanowsky p.23</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==

Revision as of 00:35, 8 January 2019

Rigoletto
Directed byJacob Fleck
Luise Fleck
Written byVictor Hugo (play)
Produced byAnton Kolm
StarringWilhelm Klitsch
Hermann Benke
Liane Haid
Production
company
Release date
1 February 1918
CountryAustro-Hungarian Empire
LanguagesSilent
German intertitles

Rigoletto or The King Amuses Himself (German: Der König amüsiert sich) is a 1918 Austrian silent historical film directed by Jacob Fleck, Luise Fleck and starring Wilhelm Klitsch, Hermann Benke and Liane Haid. It is based on the 1832 play by the French writer Victor Hugo. To recreate the look of Paris in the early sixteenth century, location shooting took place at the neo-gothic Vienna City Hall.[1]

Cast

References

  1. ^ Von Dassanowsky p.23

Bibliography

  • Robert Von Dassanowsky. Austrian Cinema: A History. McFarland, 2005.