The Saint and Her Fool (1957 film)

The Saint and Her Fool (German: Die Heilige und ihr Narr) is a 1957 Austrian drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Gerhard Riedmann, Gudula Blau and Hertha Feiler.

The Saint and Her Fool
Austrian film poster
German	Die Heilige und ihr Narr
Directed by	Gustav Ucicky
Based on	The Saint and Her Fool by Agnes Günther
Produced by	Herbert Gruber Karl Schwetter
Starring	Gerhard Riedmann Gudula Blau Hertha Feiler
Cinematography	Günther Anders
Edited by	Herma Sandtner
Music by	Franz Grothe
Production company	Sascha Film
Distributed by	Gloria Film
Release date	1 November 1957 (1957-11-01)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	Austria
Language	German

It was based on the novel of the same title by Agnes Günther. Two previous film versions had been made, a silent film in 1928 and a sound film in 1935.^[1]

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Isabella Schlichting and Werner Schlichting. It was shot using Agfacolor. It was made with backing from the West German distributor Gloria Film.

Cast

• Gerhard Riedmann as Harro
• Gudula Blau as Rosmarie
• Hertha Feiler as Charlotte
• Willy Birgel as Prince von Brauneck
• Heinrich Gretler as Professor Guter
• Franca Parisi as Angelina
• Alma Seidler as Lisa
• Hugo Gottschlich as Caliban
• Karl Skraup as Sanitätsrat
• Elisabeth Epp as Frau Sprüngli
• Auguste Ripper as Giulietta
• Ruth Scheerbarth as Frl. Braun
• Brigitte Stanzel as little Rosmarie
• Karl Hruschka as postman