Maß für Maß
Comedy
When the Duke of Vienna takes a mysterious leave of absence and leaves the strict Angelo in charge, things couldn't be worse for Claudio, who is sentenced to death for premarital sex. His sister, Isabella (a nun-in-training), howe...
Director
Ludwig Berger
Writers
Ludwig Berger, William Shakespeare
Stars
Alexander Kerst, Herbert Tiede, Helmuth Rudolph
Release Date
July 17, 1958
Language
German
Country
West Germany
🎭 Top Cast
Alexander Kerst
as Herzog Vincentio
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Herbert Tiede
as Statthalter Angelo
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Helmuth Rudolph
as Escalus
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Joachim Mock
as Claudio
Karl Heinz Vosgerau
as Lucio
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Karl-Anton Glaese
as Freund des Lucio
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Matthias Schmalfuß
as Freund des Lucio
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Heinz Giese
as Gefängnisinspektor
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Wolf Harnisch
as Bruder Peter
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Hans Hessling
as Elbogen
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Production
Sender Freies Berlin (SFB)
🏷️ Keywords
foreign language adaptationshakespeare's measure for measurebased on play
🎯 Categories
GermanComedy
📖 Synopsis
When the Duke of Vienna takes a mysterious leave of absence and leaves the strict Angelo in charge, things couldn't be worse for Claudio, who is sentenced to death for premarital sex. His sister, Isabella (a nun-in-training), howe...