Clavigo (film)

*Clavigo*
Clavigo
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
Running time	128 minutes
Original release
Release	1970

Clavigo is a West German 1970s television movie directed by Marcel Ophüls, based on the 1774 play Clavigo by Goethe. It is the film version of a play staged and directed by Fritz Kortner.

Plot

The 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

Thomas Holtzmann as Clavigo
Rolf Boysen [de] as Carlos
Friedhelm Ptok [de] as Beaumarchais
Kyra Mladeck [de] as Sophie
Hans Hackermann as Guilbert^[3]

External links

Clavigo at IMDb
Clavigo on YouTube

References

^ "Clavigo".
^ "Clavigo: Screening on Film". Harvard Film Archive.
^ "Clavigo". La Vanguardia.

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[mubi-1] "Clavigo".

[2] "Clavigo: Screening on Film". Harvard Film Archive.

[3] "Clavigo". La Vanguardia.

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Clavigo
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 (1970)