| Encounter with Werther | |
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| Directed by | Karl-Heinz Stroux |
| Written by | Hermann Gressieker Karl-Heinz Stroux |
| Based on | The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe |
| Produced by | Georg Fiebiger |
| Starring | Horst Caspar Heidemarie Hatheyer Paul Klinger |
| Cinematography | Friedl Behn-Grund Ernst W. Kalinke |
| Edited by | Erwin Niecke Eva Marie Stroux |
| Music by | Wolfgang Fortner |
Production company | Nova-Filmproduktion |
| Distributed by | Willy Karp-Film |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
Encounter with Werther (German : Begegnung mit Werther) is a 1949 West German historical drama film directed by Karl-Heinz Stroux and starring Horst Caspar, Heidemarie Hatheyer and Paul Klinger. [1] It is based on the writing of the 1774 novel The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. [2] It was released to commemorate the bicentennial of the writer's birthday in August 1949.
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It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location in Limburg, Wetzlar and Marburg an der Lahn. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul Markwitz.
