''Villa Falconieri'' is a 1928

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silent

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directed by

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and starring

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, Hans Stüwe, and

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. It was based on the 1896 novel of the same title by

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. The film was shot at the

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in Berlin and the

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in Berlin.

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took place at the real

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outside

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Heinrich Richter. It premiered at the

Ufa-Pavillon am Nollendorfplatz The Ufa-Pavillon am Nollendorfplatz was a cinema located at 4 Nollendorfplatz, Schöneberg, Berlin. Built in 1912–13 and designed and decorated by leading artistic practitioners of the day, it was the German capital's first purpose-built, f ...

in Berlin on 20 September 1928, with the first Italian release taking place in March 1929.

Synopsis

A young

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and

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rents the Villa Falconieri to be near to the Princess Sora with whom he believes himself in love. However while there he encounters the beautiful Maria Mariano and her brutish husband Vittorio.

Cast

as Maria Mariano * Hans Stüwe as Cola Graf Campana, Schriftsteller *

as Prinzessin Sora * Clifford McLaglen as Vittorio Mariano * Elena Sangro as Assunta Neri, Schauspielerin * Joop van Hulzen as Belcampo, ein Dichterling *

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as Prinz Sora *

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as Daniele

References

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* 1929 films German drama films German silent feature films Films of the Weimar Republic Italian drama films 1929 drama films Films directed by Richard Oswald Films set in Italy Films based on German novels Italian silent feature films German black-and-white films Italian black-and-white films Films shot at Johannisthal Studios Films shot in Rome Silent drama films 1920s German films 1920s Italian films {{Italy-silent-film-stub