The Sorrows of Young Werther (1976)
The young and rebellious Werther is passionately, but hopelessly, in love with Lotte. Although he knows that she is married to somebody who can offer her a secure future, Werther tries to be near her. Lotte cannot decide between these two men. She eventually rejects Werther, who does not survive her decision.
Director: Egon Günther
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Hans-Jürgen Wolf as Werther |
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Katharina Thalbach as Lotte |
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Hilmar Baumann as Albert |
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Heinz-Dieter Knaup as Amtmann |
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Barbara Dittus as Frau Heilmann |
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Herwart Grosse as Gesandter |
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Dieter Mann as Von Steinfeld |
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Klaus Piontek as Wilhelm |
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Angelika Mann as Cousine |
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Juliane Korén as Sängerin |
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Irmhild Wagner as Fräulein von B. |
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Bodo Krämer as Herr Schmidt |
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Stefan Lisewski as Herausgeber |
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Kurt Goldstein as Reinhard |
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Peter Hladik as Graf |
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Gerhard Bienert as Pfarrer |
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Anita Herbst as Magd |
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Friedrich Teitge as Professor Salzmann |
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Charlotte Stähnisch as |
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Paul Arenkens as |
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Tessy Fehring-Bortfeld as |
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Hans Feldner as |
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Simone Frost as |
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Roland Gandt as |
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Ursula Genhorn as |
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Michael Gerber as |
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Rosemarie Herzog as |
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Gertraud Last as |
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Barbara Lotzmann as |
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Maria Rouvel as |
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Johanna Schall as |
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Gustav Stähnisch as |
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Nico Turoff as |
| Directing | Egon Günther | Director |
| Writing | Egon Günther | Writer |
| Writing | Helga Schütz | Writer |
| Writing | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe | Novel |
| Editing | Rita Hiller | Editor |
| Camera | Erich Gusko | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Siegfried Matthus | Original Music Composer |