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Cast

Beata Tyszkiewicz

Beata Tyszkiewicz

Charlotte

Hilmar Thate

Hilmar Thate

Eduard

Magda Vášáryová

Magda Vášáryová

Ottilie

Gerry Wolff

Gerry Wolff

Hauptmann

Horst Schulze

Horst Schulze

Mittler

Christine Schorn

Christine Schorn

Baronesse

Volkmar Kleinert

Volkmar Kleinert

Graf

Jana Plichtová

Jana Plichtová

Luciane

Nico Turoff

Nico Turoff

Gärtner

Karl-Ernst Sasse

Karl-Ernst Sasse

Klavierspieler

Claus Dobberke

Claus Dobberke

Verlobter

Dieter Birr

Dieter Birr

Maurergeselle

Christian Grashof

Christian Grashof

Spaßmacher

Crew

Siegfried Kühn

Siegfried Kühn

Director

Eva Sickert

Eva Sickert

Costume Design

Klaus Goldmann

Klaus Goldmann

Still Photographer

Peter Dienst

Peter Dienst

Sound

Gerhard Ribbeck

Gerhard Ribbeck

Sound Mixer

Manfred Peetz

Manfred Peetz

Unit Manager

Fritz Frost

Fritz Frost

Unit Manager

Heinz Kosse

Heinz Kosse

Makeup Artist

Reinhart Zimmermann

Reinhart Zimmermann

Production Design

Klaus Wawrzyniak

Klaus Wawrzyniak

Lighting Technician

Frank Bredow

Frank Bredow

Assistant Camera

Ilse Bastubbe

Ilse Bastubbe

Assistant Director

Siegfried Kühn

Siegfried Kühn

Writer

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Novel

Regine Kühn

Regine Kühn

Writer

Claus Neumann

Claus Neumann

Cinematography

Helga Krause

Helga Krause

Editor

Renate Bade

Renate Bade

Editor

Karl-Ernst Sasse

Karl-Ernst Sasse

Music

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The Elective Affinities

19742.0 / 10103 min
Drama

Overview

Eduard and Charlotte live an isolated and idyllic life together. But soon Eduard feels that something is missing and he invites his friend Otto to come stay. Charlotte, meanwhile, decides that her foster daughter Ottilie should come live with them. Complex and passionate relationships between the four people begin. Based on Goethe's novel of the same title.