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The Comedians(Movie, 1941)

Original title: "Komödianten" (German/DE)
1h 51min | Genre: Drama
The ComediansRating: 2.9/5 (with 22 votes)
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. It is based on the novel Philine by Olly Boeheim. The film is set in the eighteenth century, and portrays the development of German theatre. The film was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich with sets designed by the art director Julius von Borsody. ()
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About The Comedians

Although she is known as a patron of the arts, a graceful duchess nevertheless refuses her nephew to marry an enterprising actress in this German melodrama starring Kathe Dorsch and silent screen legend Henny Porten. When Philine (Hilde Krahl), the troupe's ingénue, is rejected as proper marital material by the Duchess of Weissenfels (Porten), Karoline Neuber (Dorsch) creates such a furor that she is banished from the country. A performance at the court at St. Petersburg also ends in disaster for the unhappy actress and abandoned by all, Karoline dies a suicide.

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Additional Information

Production country: Germany
Plays in: Germany
Original language: German (DE)
Spoken languages: German (DE)
Translated into 4 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Italian (IT), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 09/05/1941
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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