The Novel of Werther

Summary

The Novel of Werther (French: Le Roman de Werther) is a 1938 French historical drama film directed by Max Ophüls and starring Pierre Richard-Willm, Annie Vernay and Jean Galland. It is based on the 1774 novel The Sorrows of Young Werther by Goethe.[1]

The Novel of Werther
Theatrical film poster
FrenchLe Roman de Werther
Directed byMax Ophüls
Written by
Based onThe Sorrows of Young Werther
by Johann Wolfgang Goethe
Produced bySeymour Nebenzal
Starring
CinematographyFédote Bourgasoff
Paul Portier
Eugen Schüfftan
Edited byGérard Bensdorp
Jean Sacha
Music byPaul Dessau
Production
company
Distributed byMonopol Film
Release date
  • 14 December 1938 (1938-12-14)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

The film was made by Nero Film, a company run by German exiles who had left following the Nazi rise to power.

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References edit

  1. ^ Gillespie, Gerald & Engel, Manfred & Dieterle, Bernard. Romantic Prose Fiction. John Benjamins Publishing, 2008. p. 24. doi:10.1075/chlel.xxiii. ISBN 9789027291646.

External links edit

  • The Novel of Werther at IMDb