The Novel of Werther

The Novel of Werther (French: Le Roman de Werther) is a 1938 French historical drama film directed by Max Ophüls and starring Pierre Richard-Willm, Annie Vernay and Jean Galland. It is based on the 1774 novel The Sorrows of Young Werther by Goethe.

The film was made by Nero Film, a company run by German exiles who had left following the Nazi rise to power.

Cast

 * Pierre Richard-Willm as Werther
 * Annie Vernay as Charlotte
 * Jean Galland as Albert
 * Paulette Pax as Aunt Emma
 * Jean Périer as President
 * Edmond Beauchamp as murderer
 * Georges Bever as chamberlain
 * Geno Ferny as portraitist
 * Fernand Blot as Werther's colleague
 * Denise Kerny as the right one
 * Henri Guisol as Schertz, the clerk
 * Roger Legris as Franz, valet
 * Jean Buquet as little Gustave
 * Maurice Schutz as le sonneur
 * Léonce Corne asle majordome
 * Philippe Richard as Grand Duke
 * Charles Nossent as le cocher
 * Léon Larive as comedian
 * Georges Vitray as bailiff
 * Génia Vaury as girl
 * Henri Beaulieu
 * Henri Darbrey
 * Pierre Darteuil
 * Maurice Devienne
 * Martial Rèbe
 * Robert Rollis