Rigoletto (1917)

Original title

Der König amüsiert sich Rigoletto

Directed by

Luise Fleck

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

Austria–Hungary, Austria

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A deformed court jester serves a cruel 16th century French king. He faces tragedy when his daughter becomes entangled with the monarch.

historicaldarkmelodramaticstatelystylizedsombersilent-era

What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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