Theodor Körner (1932)

Directed by

Carl Boese

Genre

drama film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 35m

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film tells the story of the German poet Theodor Körner during the Napoleonic Wars. It shows his shift from writing poetry to becoming a soldier. The movie follows his patriotic struggle and personal sacrifice.

historicalpatrioticsoberstatelyearnestslow-pacedmelancholicinspirational

What happens

Theodor Körner is a 1932 German historical drama film directed by Carl Boese and starring Willy Domgraf-Fassbaender, Dorothea Wieck and Lissy Arna. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin and on location around Potsdam and Falkensee in Brandenburg. The film's sets were designed by the art director Walter Reimann. Based on the life of the poet Theodor Körner, it is part of the genre of Prussian films that enjoyed great popularity between the wars. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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