Die neuen Leiden des jungen W. (1976)
The painter Edgar flees from Wittenberg to East Berlin. The rebel finds a shelter in a gazebo. On the loo, Edgar discovers a strange reading: "The Sorrows of Young Werther" by Goethe.
Director: Eberhard Itzenplitz
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Klaus Hoffmann as Edgar Wibeau |
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Léonie Thelen as Charlie |
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Hans-Werner Bussinger as Herr Wibeau |
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Henning Gissel as Addi |
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Barbara Klein as Frau Wibeau |
| Directing | Eberhard Itzenplitz | Director |
| Writing | Ulrich Plenzdorf | Writer |