Boccaccio (1936 film)
# Boccaccio (1936 film)

Boccaccio is a 1936 German historical musical film directed by Herbert Maisch and starring Albrecht Schoenhals, Gina Falckenberg, and Willy Fritsch. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Hunte.

## Plot

Boccaccio is an operetta that relates how Nazis conceived the Italian Renaissance. The Ferrara's residents are carried up in a tide of emotion and physical passion. Before long, the town is in chaos.

## Background

The film was produced by Universum-Film AG Berlin under the production management of Max Pfeiffer between mid-February and mid-April 1936 in the Ufa studios in Neubabelsberg and premiered on August 11, 1936, in the UFA-Palast (Berlin).

The film music was written by Franz Doelle, the lyrics by Charles Amberg. Individual songs such as "Bella Fiametta", "Alles, alles tu' ich aus Liebe" and "Radiant Sun" were published by Ufaton Verlag, interpreted by Charles Amberg.

## Cast

* Albrecht Schoenhals as Cesare d'Este
* Gina Falckenberg as Francesca
* Willy Fritsch as Petruccicio
* Heli Finkenzeller as Fiametta
* Paul Kemp as Calandrino
* Fita Benkhoff as Bianca
* Albert Florath as Bartolomeo
* Tina Eilers as Pia
* Ernst Waldow as Ricco
* Hans Hermann Schaufuss as First Judge
* Egon Vogel as Student
