The Comedians (1941)

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.

Directing:
  • G.W. Pabst
  • Georg Wilhelm Pabst

Writing:
  • Walter von Hollander
  • Axel Eggebrecht
  • G.W. Pabst

Stars:
Release Date: 1941-09-05
themoviedb icon 5.8/10
  • Country: DE
  • Language: Deutsch
  • Runtime: 111

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Hilde Krahl
Hilde Krahl
Philine Schröder, ihre Schülerin
Käthe Dorsch
Käthe Dorsch
Caroline Neuber
Henny Porten
Henny Porten
Herzogin Amalia von Weißenfels
Richard Häussler
Richard Häuss...
Baron Armin von Perckhammer, ihr Neffe
Gustav Diessl
Gustav Diessl
Ernst Biron, Herzog von Kurland
Erna Sellmer
Erna Sellmer
Amme Armins
Lucy Millowitsch
Lucy Millowit...
Demoiselle Lorenz
Walter Janssen
Walter Jansse...
Friedrich Domin
Friedrich Dom...
Leopold von Ledebur
Leopold von L...
Ullrich Haupt
Ullrich Haupt
Erich Dunskus
Erich Dunskus
Karin Evans
Karin Evans
Bettina Moissi
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