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The Novel of Werther
Release Date: December 14, 1938
Year | : | 1938 |
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Genres | : | Drama, Romance |
Production Companies | : | Nero Films |
Director | : | Max Ophüls |
Producers | : | Seymour Nebenzal |
Writers | : | Max Ophüls, Hans Wilhelm, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe |
RunTime | : | 85 mins. |
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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