Die Braut
1999, German. Directed by Egon Günther.
The relationship between Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the great German writer, and Christiane Vulpius, a village girl, is one of the instantaneous and fiery passion. They lived together for 28 years, 18 of these living in sin, 10 a married couple. Christiane's rival, Charlotte von Stein, a former favorite of Goethe, begins plotting and scheming against her. Christiane puts up with countless insults and humiliations like having to 'disappear' with their son into the servants' quarters and to stay at home on official occasions. Goethe marries her when she saves his life during an attack by plundering Napoleonic soldiers. Her new social position as Goethe's wife is resented and envied by all. When she is openly attacked by the snooty, jealous people, Goethe is only half-hearted in coming to her defence. But she stays with him for he is her great love, even when she turns to the charms of many youthful admirers...
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Egon GüntherDirector
- Veronica FerresChristiane Vulpius
- Herbert KnaupJohann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Sibylle CanonicaCharlotte von Stein
- Christoph WaltzHerzog Carl August
- Franziska HeroldCharlotte Lengefeld-Schiller
- Christian HockenbrinkChristian August Vulpius
- August DiehlFritz von Stein
- Friedrich-Wilhelm JungeChristoph Martin Wieland
- Rüdiger VoglerHans-Heinrich Meyer
- Maria HappelTante Juliane
- Fritzi HaberlandtErnestine
- Jörg SchüttaufPaul Goetze / Diener Geist / neuer Diener / Seidel
Details
- Released
- 27 May 1999
- Country
- Austria, Germany
- Written by
- Egon Günther
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Die Braut isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 27 May 1999. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Die Braut?
Die Braut (1999) was directed by Egon Günther and stars Veronica Ferres, Herbert Knaup, Sibylle Canonica.