The Novel of Werther
8 votes
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?
Status: Released
Released Date: 1938-12-14
Runtime: 85 mins
Director: Max Ophüls
Spoken language: Français
Genres: Drama, Romance
Original title: The Novel of Werther
Production Companies: Nero Films
Production Countries: France
Cast
Pierre Richard-Willm
Annie Vernay
Jean Galland
Jean Périer
Henri Guisol
Roger Legris
Georges Vitray
Jean Buquet
Philippe Richard
Geno-Ferny
Léonce Corne
Denise Kerny
Edmond Beauchamp
Charles Nossent
Recommendations
The Joy Luck Club
1993-09-08
Through a series of flashbacks, four Chinese women born in America and their respective mothers born
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
1976-12-25
Quiet, withdrawn 13-year-old Rynn Jacobs lives peacefully in her home in a New England beach town. W
House of Strangers
1949-07-01
Gino Monetti is a ruthless Italian-American banker who is engaged in a number of criminal activities
Wrong Move
1975-03-14
Six days in the life of Wilhelm: a detached man without qualities. He wants to write, so his mother
Confessions of a Shopaholic
2009-02-05
In the glamorous world of New York City, Rebecca Bloomwood is a fun-loving girl who is really good a
Hájnikova žena
1971-12-25
The dramatization of P. O. Hviezdoslav's epic is a celebration of the moral purity of the Slovak peo
Simon Birch
1998-09-11
Simon Birch and Joe Wenteworth are boys who have a reputation for being oddballs. Joe never knew his
The Butcher Boy
1998-02-20
Francie and Joe live the usual playful, fantasy filled childhoods of normal boys. However, with a vi
The Orange Girl
2009-02-27
The film is based on a 2003 novel by the same name, written by Norwegian author Jostein Gaarder. The
Dear John
2010-02-04
While Sergeant John Tyree is home on two weeks leave from Germany, he meets Savannah after he dives
Topper
1937-07-16
Madcap couple George and Marion Kerby are killed in an automobile accident. They return as ghosts to
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1936-03-06
An American boy turns out to be the heir of a wealthy British earl. He is sent to live with the irri
Jamaica Inn
1983-05-01
The respected squire of a quiet Cornish village is in reality the leader of a gang of murderous pira
The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder (Part 1)
2007-12-29
August 1995: Mikiya first meets Shiki in a white kimono during a snowing day. Later on, at the high
The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral
2008-08-16
Tomoe Enjou is attacked by bullies from his old school and saved by Shiki Ryougi. He asks her to hid
Werckmeister Harmonies
2001-02-01
A naive young man witnesses an escalation of violence in his small hometown following the arrival of
The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder (Part 2)
2009-08-08
In February 1999, a string of murders has Shiki Ryougi and Mikiya Kokutou on edge. These crimes shar
The Town
2010-09-15
Doug MacRay is a longtime thief, who, smarter than the rest of his crew, is looking for his chance t
South Central
1992-09-18
During a 10-year sentence for murdering the leader of a rival South Central Los Angeles gang, Bobby
Rosen-Resli
1954-05-04
The nine-year-old orphan Therese has recently moved in with a family of gardeners. She continues to