Lotte in Weimar
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) was the author of Werther, the romantic novel that was transformed into a play during Goethe's lifetime and which initiated the whole German romantic movement. The book's story tells of young love and suicide. In this East German film, based on a book by Thomas Mann, Lotte (Lilli Palmer) was the woman who served as the model for the heroine in the novel Werther. She comes to Goethe's hometown for a visit, and her experiences there eerily re-create episodes from the book. Goethe comes across as a pompous old bore, and his friends as pandering sycophants, in this very proper communist party-sponsored, anti-heroic movie.
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Cast
44 people
Lilli Palmer
Lotte
Known for
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Martin Hellberg
Goethe
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Kellner Mager
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Hilmar Baumann
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Jutta Hoffmann
Adele Schopenhauer
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Katharina Thalbach
Ottilie von Pogwisch
Known for
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Monika Lennartz
Charlotte, Lottes Tochter
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Norbert Christian
Professor Meyer
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Daniel Druskat
Hans-Joachim Hegewald
Dr. Riemer
Known for
Schtonk!
Walter Lendrich
Landkammerrat Ridel
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Dieter Mann
Diener Karl
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Angelika Ritter
Klärchen
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Egon Günther Director · Thomas Mann Author Erich Gusko Cinematographer
First release May 15, 1975 · Produced in XG
Production
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Production
XG
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Languages
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · May 15, 1975
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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