The Comedians
1941, German. Directed by G.W. Pabst.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- G.W. PabstDirector
- Käthe DorschCaroline Neuber
- Hilde KrahlPhiline Schröder, ihre Schülerin
- Henny PortenHerzogin Amalia von Weißenfels
- Richard HäusslerBaron Armin von Perckhammer, ihr Neffe
- Gustav DiesslErnst Biron, Herzog von Kurland
- Erna SellmerAmme Armins
- Lucy MillowitschDemoiselle Lorenz
- Walter JanssenCast
- Friedrich DominCast
- Alexander PontoCast
- Leopold von LedeburCast
- Ullrich HauptCast
Details
- Released
- 5 September 1941
- Original title
- Komödianten
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Axel Eggebrecht, G.W. Pabst, Walter von Hollander
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The Comedians runs 111 minutes (1h 51m).
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The Comedians isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 5 September 1941. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Comedians?
The Comedians (1941) was directed by G.W. Pabst and stars Käthe Dorsch, Hilde Krahl, Henny Porten.