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'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'.

(Composer Paul Hindemith also used the novella as the basis of his 1926 opera 'Cardillac'.)

Cast



* Hans Christian Blech as Cardillac

* Catana Cayetano as Madelon

* Rolf Becker as Olivier

* Liane Hielscher as Liane S.

* Werner Leschhorn as Albert von Boysen

* Gunter Sachs as Kunstsammler

Release



The film premiered on 28 August 1969 at the 30th Venice International Film Festival. It was released in West Germany on 1 March 1970.

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