Legendary "devil violinist" Niccolo Paganini sets all of 19th century Europe into frenzy.
Acting
Kinski screams, whispers, and eyeballs the camera into submission.
Direction
Self-directed chaos—every frame screams 'I am KINSKI!'
Director
Klaus Kinski
Klaus Kinski
Niccolo Paganini
Debora Caprioglio
Antonia Bianchi (as Debora Kinski)
Nikolai Kinski
Achille Paganini
Dalila Di Lazzaro
Helene von Feuerbach
Tosca D'Aquino
Angiolina Cavanna
Bernard Blier
Pater Caffarelli
Marcel Marceau
Pantomime
Eva Grimaldi
Marie Anna Elise Bonaparte
André Thorent
Galvano
Fabio Carfora
Mr. Watson
Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
Judge
Espérance Pham Thai Lan
Gamine (voice)
Hermann Weiskopf
(uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kinski fired the original director on day one and took over himself, because of course he did.
His actual son Nikolai plays Achille, making those father-son scenes deeply uncomfortable method acting.
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