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.
Clavigo | |
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Based on | Clavigo by Goethe |
Written by | Fritz Kortner |
Directed by | Marcel Ophüls |
Starring | Thomas Holtzmann and Rolf Boysen |
Original language | German |
Production | |
Cinematography | Karlheinz Wüst[1] |
Running time | 128 minutes |
Original release | |
Release | 1970 |
Plot
editThe 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.[2]
Cast
edit- Thomas Holtzmann as Clavigo
- Rolf Boysen as Carlos
- Friedhelm Ptok as Beaumarchais
- Kyra Mladeck as Sophie
- Hans Hackermann as Guilbert[3]
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