Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts

Overview

Screen adaptation of Eichendorff's famous novella. A penniless drifter roams the land with his violin and preferably sings his songs to beautiful women. Two of his female admirers get him employed as a gardener at a castle. Yet he doesn't settle down for long, and moves on to his next temporary job as a customs officer. Finally, he travels to Italy where he joins the gang of Rinaldo Rinaldini and eventually meets the love of his life.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 10, 1973

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German, Italian

Countries

Germany, East Germany

Production

DEFA

Cast

Arno Wyzniewski,Hannelore Elsner,Gerry Wolff,Carin Abicht,Anna Dymna,Jochen Kretschmer,Robert Trösch,Ottofritz Gaillard,Hans-Georg Körbel,Monika Woytowiczand 12 more

Director

Celino Bleiweiß

Writer

Joseph von Eichendorff,Wera Küchenmeister,Celino Bleiweiß,Claus Küchenmeister

Cinematography

Günter Jaeuthe

Music

Rainer Hornig

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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