Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts
Screen adaptation of Eichendorff's famous novella. A penniless drifter roams the land with his violin and preferably sings his songs to beautiful women. Two of his female admirers get him employed as a gardener at a castle. Yet he doesn't settle down for long, and moves on to his next temporary job as a customs officer. Finally, he travels to Italy where he joins the gang of Rinaldo Rinaldini and eventually meets the love of his life.
- Year: 1973
- Country: East Germany
- Genre: Drama, Comedy, Music
- Studio: DEFA
- Keyword: fairy tale, robber
- Director: Celino Bleiweiß
- Cast: Dean Reed, Hannelore Elsner, Monica Bielenstein, Monika Woytowicz, Carin Abicht, Christel Bodenstein