Encounter with Werther

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.

Encounter with Werther
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
Release date	5 August 1949 (1949-08-05)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

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.

Cast

• Horst Caspar as Werther
• Heidemarie Hatheyer as Lotte
• Paul Klinger as Albert
• Rudolf Reiff as Amtmann as Lotte's Father
• Paul Dahlke as Napoleon
• Walter Kottenkamp as Goethe
• Fritz Odemar as Graf
• Harald Mannl as Gesandter
• Christiane Felsmann as Frl. von Bassenheim
• Arthur Mentz as Bauernbursche
• Friedrich Siemers as Schreiber Heinrich
• Karl Lieffen as Bediensteter Bursche