Decameron Nights (1924 film)
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| Directed by | Herbert Wilcox |
| Produced by |
Erich Pommer Herbert Wilcox |
| Written by |
Giovanni Boccaccio (novel) Robert McLoughlin Boyle Lawrence Noel Rhys Herbert Wilcox |
| Starring |
Lionel Barrymore Ivy Duke Werner Krauss Bernhard Goetzke |
| Music by | Giuseppe Becce |
| Cinematography | Theodor Sparkuhl |
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Graham-Wilcox Productions
UFA |
| Distributed by | Decla-Film UFA (US) |
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| Country | Weimar Republic United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Decameron Nights is a 1924 British-German silent drama film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Lionel Barrymore, Ivy Duke and Werner Krauss. It is based on the novel Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio.
In The New York Times, Mordaunt Hall wrote, "Decameron Nights, as it comes to the screen, is a tedious pictorial story with some good scenic effects and at least two good performances. The whole subject, however, lacks any suggestion of dramatic value, and one may therefore find time to ponder on many things that are not in the least connected with the picture...Werner Krauss figures as the Soldan and Lionel Barrymore plays the Soldan's son, Saladin. The narrative includes a slothful account of the Soldan's wish, or, rather, his command, that Saladin marry the daughter of the King of Algrave. Saladin, who, although he is begemmed and turbaned, does very much the same thing that sons do in this day—he falls in love with another girl, Perdita, and the old Soldan is so furious that, after kissing his son, he stabs the young man. And that ends the yarn. Mr. Barrymore does what he is able in the circumstances, but his work is not brilliant. Mr. Krauss acts exceedingly well, but most of his manoeuvrings are far from interesting."
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