---
title: 'The Merry Farmer (1927)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Franz Seitz Sr.'
released: '1927-01-01'
countries:
  - 'Weimar Republic'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-merry-farmer-1927'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0017875/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Merry Farmer (1927)

1927 · Weimar Republic

Original title: Der fidele Bauer

## Synopsis

The Merry Farmer is a 1927 German silent film directed by Franz Seitz and starring Carmen Boni, Werner Krauss and S.Z. Sakall. It is based on the 1907 operetta of the same title. A 1951 film adaptation was also made.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Franz Seitz Sr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-seitz-sr)
- **Screenplay:** [Viktor Léon](https://cinepixo.com/people/viktor-leon)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Leo Fall](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-fall)
- **Director of Photography:** [Eduard Hoesch](https://cinepixo.com/people/eduard-hoesch), [Giovanni Vitrotti](https://cinepixo.com/people/giovanni-vitrotti)

## Cast

- [Ivy Close](https://cinepixo.com/people/ivy-close)
- [Peter Voß](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-vo)
- [Harry Frank](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-frank)
- [Werner Krauss](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-krauss)
- [S. Z. Sakall](https://cinepixo.com/people/s-z-sakall)
- [Carmen Boni](https://cinepixo.com/people/carmen-boni)
- [Leo Peukert](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-peukert)
- [Mathias Wieman](https://cinepixo.com/people/mathias-wieman)
- [Hans Brausewetter](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-brausewetter)
- [Simone Vaudry](https://cinepixo.com/people/simone-vaudry)
- [André Nox](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-nox)

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