Fadette Explained

Fadette (de|'''Die lachende Grille''') is a 1926 German silent historical film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Yvette Guilbert and Eugen Klöpfer.^[1] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Andrej Andrejew and Alexander Ferenczy.

Cast

• Lya Mara as Die kleine Fadette
• Yvette Guilbert as Die alte Fadette
• Eugen Klöpfer as Barbeau
• Harry Liedtke as Landry
• Ernö Verebes as Sylvaine
• Eugen Burg as Baron Rothschild
• Dagny Servaes as George Sand
• Alfred Abel as Chopin
• Rudolf Klein-Rogge as Rossini
• Max Grünberg as Heinrich Heine
• Hanns Waschatko as Paganini
• Ferdinand von Alten as the Duke of Orleans
• Wilhelm Diegelmann as Der Wirt
• Hermann Picha as Ein alter Bauer
• Harry Berber
• Karl Etlinger
• Karl Platen
• Berta Scheven
• Hans Heinrich von Twardowski

Bibliography

• Grange, William. Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic. Scarecrow Press, 2008.

Notes and References

1. Grange p. 242