''The Merry Wives of Windsor'' (German:''Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor'') is a 1918 German silent

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

William Wauer William Wauer (1866–1962) was a German sculptor and film director of the silent era. In 1913 he co-directed the biopic ' (1913). In 1915 he directed ''The Tunnel (1915 film), The Tunnel'' the first adaptation of Bernhard Kellermann's science f ...

. It is an adaptation of

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

's ''

The Merry Wives of Windsor ''The Merry Wives of Windsor'' or ''Sir John Falstaff and the Merry Wives of Windsor'' is a comedy by William Shakespeare first published in 1602, though believed to have been written in or before 1597. The Windsor of the play's title is a ref ...

''. As noted in the introduction of a recent edition of the play, the film "was , paradoxically enough, a silent film musical".

Cast

In alphabetical order * Gretl Basch as Frau Fluth * Jacques Bilk as Herr Fluth * Robert Blass as Falstaff * Edwin Heyer as Cajus * Luise Mark-Lüders as Frau Reich *

Ludwig Rex Ludwig Rex (1 January 1888 – 29 September 1979) was a German film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 55 films between 1918 and 1927. He was born in Berlin, Germany and died in London. Selected filmography * ''Totenkopfreiter'' (1917 ...

as Herr Reich * Elisabeth Schott as Anna * Harry Steier as Junker Spärlich * Karl Tannert as Fenton

References

Bibliography

* Eddie Sammons. ''Shakespeare: A Hundred Years on Film''. Scarecrow Press, 2004.

External links

* 1918 films German historical comedy films German silent feature films 1910s historical comedy films Films based on The Merry Wives of Windsor German films based on plays Films directed by William Wauer German black-and-white films 1918 comedy films Silent historical comedy films 1910s German films 1910s German-language films German-language historical comedy films {{1910s-Germany-film-stub