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The Comedians (1941) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1941 · 111 mins · German
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- Directed by
- G.W. Pabst
- Starring
- Henny Porten, Käthe Dorsch, Leopold von Ledebur, Ullrich Haupt, Gustav Diessl, Richard Häussler
A patron of the arts, the elegant Duchess of Weissenfels blocks her nephew’s marriage to ambitious actress Philine (Hilde Krahl). In protest, theater director Karoline Neuber (Kathe Dorsch) incites scandal and is exiled. A doomed performance at the St. Petersburg court leaves the abandoned actress despondent, culminating in Karoline’s suicide.
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