Marizza
- Tzwetta Tzatschewa: Marizza
- Adele Sandrock: Woman Avricolos
- Harry Frank: Christo, her eldest son
- Hans Heinrich von Twardowski: Antonino, her second son
- Leonhard Haskel: Pietro Scarzella
- Greta Schröder- Matray: sadja, daughter Scarzellas
- Maria Forescu: the old Yelina
- Albrecht von Blum: Mirko Vasics, smugglers
- Max Nemetz: Grischuk, smugglers
- Toni Carpenter: Haslinger, border guard
Marizza, called the smugglers Madonna is a German film drama directed by Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau from 1921.
Action
The real object of the beautiful Marizza, who works for a smuggler in a potato field is to hold the border guards of their work. As she is tired of this life, she tries to start a new life on the estate of Mrs. Avricolos. There she is, but has left the nest after it has begun a relationship with Christ. She flees with the fell in love with it Antonio. After she has given birth Christos child she has returned for the smuggler. The jealous Antonio starts a fight with a border guard. Marizza which is added, kills the border guards. Antonio takes up the case itself. Meanwhile, goes the hut in which Marizza their child has left, up in flames. Christ saves both at the last second.
Background
The screenplay by Hans Janowitz is based on the manuscript " Green Eyes " by Wolfgang Geiger, for the buildings Heinrich Richter was responsible. , He was produced, was filmed by the Helios Film Berlin in Jofa - Atelier in locust valley in October 1920. The Reich Film Censorship awarded the film on July 16, 1921 Banned for Minors (No. 3761 ). The film had a length of five acts to a total of 1,735 meters (about 95 minutes ) .. He also ran under the title The smugglers Madonna or The beautiful animal. The film were the Johann -Georg - light games, Berlin- Hallensee, Johann -Georg -Straße 19, opened. Murnau lived at that time in the immediate vicinity of the cinema, in the Johann -Georg-Straße 21-22., the film is considered lost.
Reception
After Lotte Eisner, this film is an anticipation of "the luminosity, the shadows heavy atmosphere of Murnau's peasant chamber films ": The burning fields, expulsion, Sunrise ...