The Legend of Holy Simplicity

Directed by	Joe May
Written by	Thea von Harbou
Produced by	Joe May
Starring	Eva May Alfred Gerasch Wilhelm Diegelmann
Cinematography	Werner Brandes Günther Krampf
Production company	May-Film
Distributed by	UFA
Release date	8 October 1920
Running time	101 minutes
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent German intertitles

The Legend of Holy Simplicity (German: Die Legende von der heiligen Simplicia) is a 1920 German silent drama film directed by Joe May and starring Eva May, Alfred Gerasch and Wilhelm Diegelmann.^[1]

The art director Erich Kettelhut worked on the film's sets.

Cast

Eva May as Heilige Simplicia
Alfred Gerasch as Ritter Rochus
Wilhelm Diegelmann as Herbergswirt
Elisabeth Wilke as Oberin des Klosters
Georg John as Blinder Bettler
Max Gülstorff as Wanderer
Lia Eibenschütz as Magd auf der Drachenburg
Martha Rhema
Rudolf Biebrach

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Films directed by Joe May

Heimat und Fremde (1913)
Die geheimnisvolle Villa (1914)
The Man in the Cellar (1914)
Der Spuk im Haus des Professors (1914)
The Armoured Vault (1914)
The Sin of Helga Arndt (1916)
The Love of Hetty Raimond (1917)
The Onyx Head (1917)
Hilde Warren und der Tod (1917)
Wedding in the Eccentric Club (1917)
The Rat (1918)
The Beggar Countess (1918)
Your Big Secret (1918)
Waves of Fate (1918)
The Sacrifice (1918)
The Mistress of the World (1919)
The Muff (1919)
Veritas Vincit (1919)
The Guilt of Lavinia Morland (1920)
The Legend of Holy Simplicity (1920)
The Indian Tomb (1921)
The Women of Gnadenstein (1921)
Tragedy of Love (1923)
The Countess of Paris (1923)
The Farmer from Texas (1925)
Dagfin (1926)
Homecoming (1928)
Their Son (1929)
Asphalt (1929)
The Immortal Vagabond (1930)
Her Majesty the Barmaid (1931)
His Highness Love (1931)
That's All That Matters (1931)
Companion Wanted (1932)
Two in a Car (1932)
Tout pour l'amour (1933)
A Song for You (1933)
The Typist Gets Married (1934)
Two Hearts in Waltz Time (1934)
Music in the Air (1934)
Confession (1937)
The House of Fear (1939)
Society Smugglers (1939)
The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
The House of the Seven Gables (1940)
You're Not So Tough (1940)
Hit the Road (1941)
Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1944)

Thea von Harbou

Thea von Harbou
List of works
Films directed	Elisabeth and the Fool (1934) Hanneles Himmelfahrt (1934)
Films written	The Legend of Holy Simplicity (1920) The Wandering Image (1920) Destiny (1921) Four Around a Woman (1921) The Indian Tomb (1921) The Women of Gnadenstein (1921) The Burning Soil (1922) Dr. Mabuse the Gambler (1922) Phantom (1922) The Expulsion (1923) The Stone Rider (1923) Princess Suwarin (1923) The Grand Duke's Finances (1924) Die Nibelungen (1924) Michael (1924) Chronicles of the Gray House (1925) Metropolis (1927) Spione (1928) Woman in the Moon (1929) M (1931) The First Right of the Child (1932) The Marathon Runner (1933) The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933) The Old and the Young King (1934) Princess Turandot (1934) What Am I Without You (1934) Turandot, Princess of China (1935) The Old and the Young King (1935) An Ideal Husband (1935) Escapade (1936) The Impossible Woman (1936) A Woman of No Importance (1936) The Broken Jug (1937) Don't Promise Me Anything (1937) Mother Song (1937) The Ruler (1937) Covered Tracks (1938) The Woman at the Crossroads (1938) Hurrah! I'm a Father (1939) Stars of Variety (1939) Clarissa (1941) With the Eyes of a Woman (1942) Maria Malibran (1943) A Wife for Three Days (1944) Via Mala (1945) Journey to Happiness (1948) A Day Will Come (1950) Dr. Holl (1951) Your Heart Is My Homeland (1953)
Novels written	The Indian Tomb (1918) Metropolis (1925) The Rocket to the Moon (1928)