Nichts als Sünde

Overview

Based upon Shakespeare′s "Twelfth Night", the movie tells the story of the Duke of Illyria who is in love with the Countess Olivia. Olivia, however, keeps eluding him. When the Duke sends her a page to bring her a message, Olivia falls in love with the messenger who is in fact a woman called Viola. After she was shipwrecked on the shores of Illyria, Viola assumed the role of her missing brother. She cannot return Olivia′s love because she, in turn, adores the Duke.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 14, 1965

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

Germany

Production

DEFA

Cast

Helga Čočková,Hans-Joachim Hegewald,Jochen Thomas,Herwart Grosse,Arno Wyzniewski,Rolf Römer,Herbert Graedtke,Hans Lucke,Rolf Herricht,Peter Kiwittand 3 more

Director

Hans Burger

Writer

Alfred Hirschmeier,Ingrid Reschke,William Shakespeare,Helmut Grewald,Hans Burger

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0232189