The Legend of Holy Simplicity

The Legend of Holy Simplicity
The Legend of Holy Simplicity
Directed by	Joe May
Written by	Thea von Harbou
Produced by	Joe May
Starring	Eva May; Alfred Gerasch; Wilhelm Diegelmann;
Cinematography	Werner Brandes; Günther Krampf;
Production; company	May-Film
Distributed by	UFA
Release date	8 October 1920;
Running time	101 minutes
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent; German intertitles;

The Legend of Holy Simplicity (German: Die Legende von der heiligen Simplicia) is a 1920 German silent drama film directed by Joe May and starring Eva May, Alfred Gerasch and Wilhelm Diegelmann.^[1]

The art director Erich Kettelhut worked on the film's sets.

Cast

Eva May as Heilige Simplicia
Alfred Gerasch as Ritter Rochus
Wilhelm Diegelmann as Herbergswirt
Elisabeth Wilke as Oberin des Klosters
Georg John as Blinder Bettler
Max Gülstorff as Wanderer
Lia Eibenschütz as Magd auf der Drachenburg
Martha Rhema
Rudolf Biebrach

References

^ Bock & Bergfelder p. 181

Bibliography

Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
Nelmes, Jill & Selbo, Jule. Women Screenwriters: An International Guide. Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.

External links

The Legend of Holy Simplicity at IMDb

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[1] Bock & Bergfelder p. 181

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List of works
Films directed	Elisabeth and the Fool (1934) Hanneles Himmelfahrt (1934)
Films written	The Legend of Holy Simplicity (1920) The Wandering Image (1920) Destiny (1921) Four Around a Woman (1921) The Indian Tomb (1921) The Women of Gnadenstein (1921) The Burning Soil (1922) Dr. Mabuse the Gambler (1922) Phantom (1922) The Expulsion (1923) The Stone Rider (1923) Princess Suwarin (1923) The Grand Duke's Finances (1924) Die Nibelungen (1924) Michael (1924) Chronicles of the Gray House (1925) Metropolis (1927) Spione (1928) Woman in the Moon (1929) M (1931) The First Right of the Child (1932) The Marathon Runner (1933) The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933) The Old and the Young King (1934) Princess Turandot (1934) What Am I Without You (1934) Turandot, Princess of China (1935) The Old and the Young King (1935) An Ideal Husband (1935) Escapade (1936) The Impossible Woman (1936) A Woman of No Importance (1936) The Broken Jug (1937) Don't Promise Me Anything (1937) Mother Song (1937) The Ruler (1937) Covered Tracks (1938) The Woman at the Crossroads (1938) Hurrah! I'm a Father (1939) Stars of Variety (1939) Clarissa (1941) With the Eyes of a Woman (1942) Maria Malibran (1943) A Wife for Three Days (1944) Via Mala (1945) Journey to Happiness (1948) A Day Will Come (1950) Dr. Holl (1951) Your Heart Is My Homeland (1953)
Novels written	The Indian Tomb (1918) Metropolis (1925) The Rocket to the Moon (1928)