The Merry Farmer (1927)
- Original title
- Der fidele Bauer
- Directed by
- Franz Seitz Sr.
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- Weimar Republic
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Rating
- 8.2 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This silent film shows a farmer's romantic and comedic adventures, based on a popular operetta from the early 1900s. Actors perform the story without spoken words, using expressive gestures and title cards.
silent eralightheartedgentlewhimsicaltheatricalold-fashionedmusical-inspiredquiet
What happens
The Merry Farmer (German: Der fidele Bauer) is a 1927 German silent film directed by Franz Seitz and starring Carmen Boni, Werner Krauss and S.Z. Sakall. It is based on the 1907 operetta of the same title. A 1951 film adaptation was also made. The film's sets were designed by the art director Willi Herrmann. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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