Summary: The highly sensitive young law clerk Werther, drawn to the simple peasant life in the village of Wahlheim, falls in love with Charlotte, who is already betrothed to his older friend. Suffering intensely and exquisitely, Werther languishes close to the now married Lotte, leading a dissipated life until he can bear his unrequited love for her no longer.

AKA: Werther

Genres: Romance, Drama

Country: France

Directed By: Max Ophüls

Written By: Johann Wolfgang Goethe, Hans Wilhelm

Starring: Jean Galland, Henri Guisol, Pierre Richard-Willm, Annie Vernay, Jean Périer, Roger Legris

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