Capriccio
1938, German. Directed by Karl Ritter.
Lilian Harvey plays a young heiress in long-ago France named Madelon who is raised by her grandfather as a boy in order to frighten away fortune hunters. But when the old man dies, her guardian Cesaire wants to marry her off to the rich prefect Barberousse. She is tricked by Cesaire with the portrait of a young man (Viktor von Staal) which is presented to her as that of her future husband. But when Madelone discovers this scheme she flees, again in men's clothing. But on her route to escape, she meets the young man from the portrait and falls in love with him. But Madelone can't give up her disguise right now...
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Karl RitterDirector
- Lilian HarveyMadelone alias Don Juan de Casanova
- Paul DahlkeCésaire, ihr Vormund
- Aribert WäscherPräfekt Barberousse
- Viktor StaalFernand de Villeneuve, ein Kavalier
- Paul KempHenri de Grau, sein Freund
- Kate KühlGräfin Mallefougasse
- Anton ImkampGeneral d'Estroux
- Margot HöpfnerEve Mallefougasse
- Hedi HöpfnerAnais Mallefougasse
- Gudrun AdyKlosterschülerin
- Ellen BeckerManikure bei Henri de Grau
- Heinz BerghausBrautwerber
Details
- Released
- 10 August 1938
- Country
- Germany
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Capriccio runs 106 minutes (1h 46m).
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Capriccio isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 10 August 1938. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Capriccio?
Capriccio (1938) was directed by Karl Ritter and stars Lilian Harvey, Paul Dahlke, Aribert Wäscher.