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Werther (1985)
Directed by Petr Weigl
Music, TV Movie · 1h 41m
Jules Massanet's lyrical opera is transformed into a superb film production by Petr Weigl, shot on location in Prague, with music conducted by Libor Pesek. First produced by the Vienna Opera in February 1892, "Werther" rapidly confirmed Massanet's position on the French opera scene and achieved enormous popularity outside France, notably in Italy, America and England. The tragic story tells of Werther's intense passion for Charlotte, who has married his best friend, Albert, fulfilling a pledge to her now deceased mother. But Werther's letters of love bring Charlotte to his side when he promises to take his own life.
Cast
Peter Dvorský
Magda Vášáryová
Michal Dočolomanský
Crew
- Director
- Petr Weigl
- Writer
- Eduard Blau, Paul Milliet
Details
- Release date
- 1985-06-06
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Genres
- Music, TV Movie
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- French
- Countries
- Czechoslovakia, Germany
- Production
- Československá televízia Bratislava, TV 2000 Film und Fernsehproduktions, ZDF