Cardillac
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Edgar Reitz
Screenplay by	Edgar Reitz
Based on	Mademoiselle de Scuderi by E. T. A. Hoffmann
Produced by	Edgar Reitz
Cinematography	Dietrich Lohmann
Edited by	Maximiliane Mainka Hannelore von Sternberg
Production company	Edgar Reitz Filmproduktion
Release dates	28 August 1969 (1969-08-28) (Venice) 1 March 1970 (1970-03-01)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

Cardillac is a 1969 West German drama film directed by Edgar Reitz, starring Hans-Christian Blech and Catana Cayetano. It tells the story of a goldsmith who is so obsessed with his own craft that he murders his customers. The film is a modern adaptation of E. T. A. Hoffmann's novella Mademoiselle de Scuderi.^[1]

(Composer Paul Hindemith also used the novella as the basis of his 1926 opera Cardillac.)

Cast

• Hans Christian Blech as Cardillac
• Catana Cayetano [de] as Madelon
• Rolf Becker as Olivier
• Liane Hielscher as Liane S.
• Werner Leschhorn as Albert von Boysen
• Gunter Sachs as Kunstsammler

Release

The film premiered on 28 August 1969 at the 30th Venice International Film Festival. It was released in West Germany on 1 March 1970.^[1]