Cardillac (film)
Cardillac is a 1969 West German drama film directed by Edgar Reitz, starring Hans-Christian Blech and Catana Cayetano. It tells the story of a goldsmith who is so obsessed with his own craft that he murders his customers. The film is a modern adaptation of E. T. A. Hoffmann's novella Mademoiselle de Scuderi.
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| Directed by | Edgar Reitz |
| Screenplay by | Edgar Reitz |
| Based on | Mademoiselle de Scuderi by E. T. A. Hoffmann |
| Produced by | Edgar Reitz |
| Cinematography | Dietrich Lohmann |
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Production company | Edgar Reitz Filmproduktion |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
(Composer Paul Hindemith also used the novella as the basis of his 1926 opera Cardillac.)
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