Elisabeth and the Jester

Overview

Elisabeth is subject of a girl's boarding school run by the nuns. The village idiot Michele adores her and is particularly drawn to her organ playing. In his madness, he kills the girl's father and tries to lay the blame on the organist.

Directed by Thea von Harbou

Top cast

Hertha Thiele

Elisabeth Dietrich

Theodor Loos

Thomas, Organist

Rudolf Klein-Rogge

Michele

Fritz Alberti

Dietrich, Bankier

Klaus Pohl

Clown August

Erna Morena

Abbess

E

Eduard Wesener

Edgar Waldorf

E

Else Ehser

Miss Hörnlein

I

Ilse Nast

Dancer

O

Oskar Höcker

Circus Director

J

Johanna Ewald

Circus Director

Gerhard Dammann

Kommissar

Karl Platen

Ein Kanzleischreiber

Carl de Vogt

H

Hedi Heising

E

Elly Lowerer

Details