The Novel of Werther (1938)
Le roman de Werther (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 25min
- Drama, Romance
- 14 Dec 1938 (France)
- Movie
Herr Werther, a new magistrate to the Grand Duchy of Walheim who is a violinist and poet, seems to have fate on his side as he meets and pursues a beautiful local woman, Charlotte. But as Werther sets to propose marriage, Charlotte...
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| Pierre Richard-Willm | ... |
Werther
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| Annie Vernay | ... |
Charlotte
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| Jean Galland | ... |
Albert Hochstätter
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Jean Périer | ... |
Le président
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| Henri Guisol | ... |
Schertz - le greffier
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| Roger Legris | ... |
Franz - le valet
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Georges Vitray | ... |
Le bailli
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Jean Buquet | ... |
Le petit Gustave
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| Philippe Richard | ... |
Le grand-duc
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Geno Ferny | ... |
Le portraitiste
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| Léonce Corne | ... |
Le majordome
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Denise Kerny | ... |
La bonne
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Edmond Beauchamp | ... |
Le meurtrier
(as Beauchamp)
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Charles Nossent | ... |
Le cocher
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Paulette Pax | ... |
Tante Emma
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Henri Beaulieu | ... |
Petit rôle (uncredited)
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Georges Bever | ... |
Le chambellan (uncredited)
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Fernand Blot | ... |
Le collègue de Werther (uncredited)
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Henry Darbray | ... |
Petit rôle (uncredited)
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Maurice Devienne | ... |
Petit rôle (uncredited)
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Léon Larive | ... |
Le cabaretier (uncredited)
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Robert Rollis | ... |
Petit rôle (uncredited)
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Martial Rèbe | ... |
Petit rôle (uncredited)
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| Maurice Schutz | ... |
Le sonneur (uncredited)
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Génia Vaury | ... |
Une fille (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Max Ophüls | ||
Written by
| Johann Wolfgang von Goethe | ... | (novel "Die Leiden des jungen Werthers") (as Goethe) |
| Hans Wilhelm | ... | (scenario) |
| Fernand Crommelynck | ... | (dialogue) (as Crommelynck) |
| Max Ophüls | ... | (adaptation) & |
| Hans Wilhelm | ... | (adaptation) |
Produced by
| Seymour Nebenzal | ... | producer |
Music by
| Paul Dessau | ... | (as Henri Herblay) |
Cinematography by
| Fédote Bourgasoff | ... | (as Bourgassof) |
| Paul Portier | ... | (as Portier) |
| Eugen Schüfftan | ... | (as Schufftan) |
Editing by
| Gérard Bensdorp | ||
| Jean Sacha | ||
Production Design by
| Eugène Lourié | ... | (as Lourie) |
Costume Design by
| Annette Sarradin | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Henri Aisner | ... | assistant director |
| Jacqueline Audry | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Max Douy | ... | assistant art director |
Special Effects by
| Nicolas Wilcké | ... | special effects coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Georges C. Stilly | ... | camera operator |
Music Department
| Johann Sebastian Bach | ... | composer: additional music |
| Paul Dessau | ... | arranger |
| André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry | ... | composer: additional music |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | ... | composer: additional music |
| Franz Schubert | ... | composer: additional music |
| Ludwig van Beethoven | ... | composer: additional music |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Teledis (France) (theatrical)
- Societe d'Edition et de Location de Films (SELF) (1938) (France) (theatrical)
- Monopol Film (1939) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- France 3 (1992) (France) (tv)
- Arte Vidéo (1997) (France) (VHS)
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Herr Werther, a new magistrate to the Grand Duchy of Walheim who is a violinist and poet, seems to have fate on his side as he meets and pursues a beautiful local woman, Charlotte. But as Werther sets to propose marriage, Charlotte reluctantly tells him she has been promised to another, Werther's superior, Judge Hochstätten. Werther and Charlotte decide to keep their romance from the judge and each descends into depression. Will they be able to keep their feelings a secret? |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | In his 1958 BFI monograph on Ophuls, Richard Roud mentions that Ophuls used tinting in this case blue for several scenes such as the countryside visits and Werther's frustrated trip to the brothel.(Ophuls had used tinting earlier in La Tendre Ennemie) See more » |