Clavigo (film)

Clavigo is a West German 1970s television movie directed by Marcel Ophüls, based on the 1774 play Clavigo by Goethe. The movie is the film version of a play staged and directed by Fritz Kortner. This play premiered in 1969 at Deutschen Schauspielhaus, Hamburg, Germany. It was first acclaimed at the Berliner Theatertreffen 1970.

Plot
The film follows the titular Clavigo, a young writer whose engagement to a french noblewoman allows the publication of his weekly magazine. His success leads him to fail to honor this engagement, and he suffers the consequences.

Cast

 * Thomas Holtzmann as Clavigo
 * Rolf Boysen as Carlos
 * Friedhelm Ptok as Beaumarchais
 * Kyra Mladeck as Sophie
 * Hans Hackermann as Guilbert