Decameron Nights (1924)
Directed by Herbert Wilcox
Genres - Drama, Romance |
Sub-Genres - Romantic Drama |
Release Date - May 28, 1928 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 100 min. |
Countries - Germany, United Kingdom |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
During the 1920s, it was a common occurrence for British filmmakers to lense their productions in Germany, and vice versa. Thus it was that Herbert Wilcox travelled to Deutschland to film his lavish Decameron Nights. The film was based on a play by McLoughlin and Lawrence, which in turn was adapted from the spicy tales of Giovanni Boccaccio. Hollywood's Lionel Barrymore plays a sultan whose son falls hopelessly in love with a Moslem princess. Also in the cast is Werner Krauss, of Cabinet of Dr. Caligari fame. Decameron Nights was more or less remade in 1953, with Louis Jourdan and Joan Fontaine in the leads.
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forbidden-love, love, princess, Sultan