Cast
Käthe Dorsch
as Caroline Neuber
Hilde Krahl
as Philine Schröder, ihre Schülerin
Henny Porten
as Herzogin Amalia von Weißenfels
Richard Häussler
as Baron Armin von Perckhammer, ihr Neffe
Gustav Diessl
as Ernst Biron, Herzog von Kurland
Erna Sellmer
as Amme Armins
Lucy Millowitsch
as Demoiselle Lorenz
Walter Janssen
as Cast
Friedrich Domin
as Cast
Alexander Ponto
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1941
Runtime1h 51m
LanguageGerman
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes6
DirectorG.W. Pabst
WritersAxel Eggebrecht, G.W. Pabst, Walter von Hollander
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.3 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Comedians
About The Comedians
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.
Directed by G.W. Pabst, The Comedians leans on a strong ensemble — Käthe Dorsch, Hilde Krahl, Henny Porten — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1941.
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