The Comedians (1941 film)

The Comedians
The Comedians
German	Komödianten
Directed by	G. W. Pabst
Written by	Olly Boeheim; Axel Eggebrecht; Georg Wilhelm Pabst; Walter von Hollander;
Produced by	Hans Schweikart
Starring	Käthe Dorsch; Hilde Krahl; Henny Porten;
Cinematography	Bruno Stephan
Edited by	Ludolf Grisebach
Music by	Lothar Brühne
Production; company	Bavaria Film
Distributed by	Bavaria Film
Release date	5 September 1941;
Running time	111 minutes
Country	Nazi Germany
Language	German

The Comedians (German: Komödianten) is a 1941 German historical drama film directed by G. W. Pabst and starring Käthe Dorsch, Hilde Krahl and Henny Porten.^[1] It is based on the novel Philine by Olly Boeheim.^[2] The film is set in the eighteenth century, and portrays the development of German theatre.^[3] The film was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich with sets designed by the art director Julius von Borsody.

Plot

Karoline Neuber attempts to improve the lot of actors, who are looked down upon as vagabonds. When the Duchess refuses to let her son marry an actress, she defends them with such vehemence that she is driven from the country and finally dies in solitude.

Cast

Käthe Dorsch as Karoline Neuber
Hilde Krahl as Philine Schröder
Henny Porten as Amalia, Duchess of Weißenfels
Gustav Diessl as Ernst Biron, Duke of Kurland
Richard Häussler as Armin von Perckhammer
Friedrich Domin as Johann Neuber
Ludwig Schmitz as Müller, Hanswurst
Sonja Gerda Scholz as Feigin
Lucy Millowitsch as Lorenz
Bettina Moissi as Victorine
Walter Janssen as Koch, actor
Alexander Ponto as Kohlhardt, young lover
Viktor Afritsch [de] as Count Paul, brother of Duchess of Weißenfels
Kurt Müller-Graf [de] as Studiosus Gotthold
Harry Langewisch [de] as Professor Gottsched
Arnulf Schröder as Klupsch, Councilman of Leipzig
Karin Evans as Vera

References

^ "NY Times: The Comedians". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
^ Romani, Cinzia (1992). Tainted Goddesses: Female Film Stars of the Third Reich. Perseus Books Group. p. 36. ISBN 1873376375.
^ Kreimeier, Klaus (1999). The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918-1945. Translated by Kimber, Robert; Kimber, Rita. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. p. 326. ISBN 0520220692.

External links

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[NY_Times-1] "NY Times: The Comedians". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2009.

[2] Romani, Cinzia (1992). Tainted Goddesses: Female Film Stars of the Third Reich. Perseus Books Group. p. 36. ISBN 1873376375.

[3] Kreimeier, Klaus (1999). The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918-1945. Translated by Kimber, Robert; Kimber, Rita. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. p. 326. ISBN 0520220692.

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