The Women House of Brescia
1920 · Movie · min. · Germany
In 1311 the coronation of King Henry VII of the Lombards takes place. After becoming the king he wages war against Italy and Brescia (ruled by Francesco de Barbiano). While campaigning, he sends for his queen, Margaret (Gertrude Welcker), who along with her ladies-in-waiting is captured and imprisoned by Barbiano. Barbiano orders the women to be sent to the House of Pillory. One of her maids, Roswitha (Hedda Vernon), impersonates the queen and asks him to leave the other women safe and capture only her. As a result, she is brought to the house of pillory where people hold a mock coronation with a crown of straw to humiliate her. She is forced into prostitution. (Source: wikipedia)
Direction Hubert Moest
Cast Gertrude Welcker · Ernst Deutsch · Eduard von Winterstein · Hedda Vernon · Olga Limburg · Josef Peterhans · Julius Roether · Toni Zimmerer · Maria Forescu · Fritz Jessner · Joseph Klein · Fritz Delius · Blandine Ebinger · Paul Bildt
Screenplay Hubert Moest · Karl Hans Strobl
Cinematography Georg Schubert
Original title Das Frauenhaus von Brescia
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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