---
title: 'Capriccio (1938)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Karl Ritter'
released: '1938-08-11'
runtime_minutes: 99
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'Nazi Germany'
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/capriccio-1938'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029968/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Capriccio (1938)

1938 · 99 min · Comedy, Music · Nazi Germany, Germany


## Synopsis

Capriccio is a 1938 German historical comedy film directed by Karl Ritter and starring Lilian Harvey, Viktor Staal and Paul Kemp. The film is set in 18th century France, where a young woman enjoys a series of romantic adventures. The director, Ritter, was attempting to recreate the style of a René Clair comedy. Harvey made only one further film in Germany before leaving for France.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Karl Ritter](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-ritter-2)
- **Screenplay:** [Felix Lützkendorf](https://cinepixo.com/people/felix-lutzkendorf)
- **Editor:** [Gottfried Ritter](https://cinepixo.com/people/gottfried-ritter)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alois Melichar](https://cinepixo.com/people/alois-melichar)
- **Director of Photography:** [Günther Anders](https://cinepixo.com/people/gunther-anders)

## Cast

- [Paul Dahlke](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-dahlke)
- [Josef Dahmen](https://cinepixo.com/people/josef-dahmen)
- [Aribert Wäscher](https://cinepixo.com/people/aribert-wascher)
- [Ursula Deinert](https://cinepixo.com/people/ursula-deinert)
- [Paul Kemp](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-kemp)
- [Hedi Höpfner](https://cinepixo.com/people/hedi-hopfner)
- [Kate Kühl](https://cinepixo.com/people/kate-kuhl)
- [Viktor Staal](https://cinepixo.com/people/viktor-staal)
- [Lilian Harvey](https://cinepixo.com/people/lilian-harvey)
- [Margot Hoepfner](https://cinepixo.com/people/margot-hoepfner)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/capriccio-1938
Film facts: Wikidata (Q1034919); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.