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Encounter with Werther is a 1949 West German historical drama film directed by Karl-Heinz Stroux and starring Horst Caspar, Heidemarie Hatheyer and Paul Klinger. It is based on the writing of the 1774 novel The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It was released to commemorate the writer's second hundredth birthday in August 1949.
Original Release
08/05/1949
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Horst Caspar | Werther |
| Heidemarie Hatheyer | Lotte |
| Paul Klinger | Albert |
| Rudolf Reiff | Amtmann - Lotte's Father |
| Paul Dahlke | Napoleon |
| Walter Kottenkamp | Goethe |
| Fritz Odemar | Graf |
| Harald Mannl | Gesandter |
| Christiane Felsmann | Frl. von Bassenheim |
| Arthur Mentz | Bauernbursche |
Directors
Writers
Karl-Heinz Stroux, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Horst Caspar | Werther |
| Heidemarie Hatheyer | Lotte |
| Paul Klinger | Albert |
| Rudolf Reiff | Amtmann - Lotte's Father |
| Paul Dahlke | Napoleon |
| Walter Kottenkamp | Goethe |
| Fritz Odemar | Graf |
| Harald Mannl | Gesandter |
| Christiane Felsmann | Frl. von Bassenheim |
| Arthur Mentz | Bauernbursche |
| Friedrich Siemers | Schreiber Heinrich |
| Klaus Behrendt | |
| Heinz Burkhardt | |
| Herbert Gernot | |
| Erika Georgi | |
| Lisa Helwig | |
| Martha Kunig-Rinach | |
| Karl Lieffen | Bediensteter Bursche |
| Hans Pössenbacher | |
| Hans Reiser |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Georg Fiebiger | Producer |
