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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Willy Fritsch
Petruccio, Stadtschreiber
Known for
Woman in the Moon
Spies
Heli Finkenzeller
Fiametta, Petruccios Frau
Also in
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Albrecht Schoenhals
Cesare d’ Este, Herzog von Ferrara
Known for
The Damned
Gina Falckenberg
Francesca, seine Frau
Also in
Raid in St. Pauli
The Page from the Dalmasse Hotel
Paul Kemp
Verleger Calandrino
Known for
M
The 3 Penny Opera
Fita Benkhoff
Bianca, seine Frau
Also in
Three Girls from the Rhine
Auf der Reeperbahn nachts um halb eins
Albert Florath
Bartolomeo, Hauptmann
Known for
The Punch Bowl
Ernst Waldow
Ricco, Vertrauter des Herzogs
Also in
Petermann ist dagegen
Die fidelen Detektive
Vilma Bekendorf
Gesellschafterin der Herzogin
Also in
The Troublemaker
Amphitryon: Happiness from the Clouds
Tina Eilers
Pia, seine Frau
Also in
A Night in Venice
Drei tolle Tage
Hans Hermann Schaufuß
Der Oberrichter
Also in
Der Monddiamant
The Finances of the Grand Duke
Helmut Weiss
Geronimo, ein Kleiderhändler
Also in
Fanny Hill
Frozen Alive
Herbert Maisch Director
First release July 30, 1936 · Produced in Germany
Production
UFA
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Germany
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Original language
German
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German
Release dates
Germany · July 30, 1936
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No release date listed for United States.
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