''Intrigue and Love'' (german: Kabale und Liebe) is a 1959 East German

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directed by

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and starring

Wolf Kaiser Wolf Kaiser (26 October 1916 – 22 October 1992) was a German theatre and film actor. He grew up in Switzerland, where he studied chemistry and physiology. In 1937 he was deemed unfit for service in the Wehrmacht, and then went to Berlin where ...

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and

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.Goble p. 483 The film was made by the East German state-owned

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studio. It is an adaptation of

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's 1784 play ''

Intrigue and Love ''Intrigue and Love'', sometimes ''Love and Intrigue'', ''Love and Politics'' or ''Luise Miller'' (german: Kabale und Liebe, ; literally "''Cabal and Love''") is a five-act play written by the German dramatist Friedrich Schiller. His third play, ...

''. The film's sets were designed by the

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Harald Horn.

Plot

Ferdinand is an army major and son of President von Walter, while Luise Miller is the daughter of a middle-class musician. They fall in love with each other, but both their fathers urge them to end the affair.

Cast

as Präsident von Walter *

as Ferdinand, sein Sohn *

as Lady Milford *

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as Hofmarschall von Kalb *

as Miller, Stadtmusikant *

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as seine Frau *

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as Luise, seine Tochter * Uwe-Jens Pape as Wurm, Haussekretär des Präsidenten *

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as Kammerdiener *

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as Sophie, Kammerjungfer *

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as Hofdame *

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as 1. Hofherr *

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as Witwe *

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as Minister und Hofherr *

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as Rebell *

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as Gefängniswärter *

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as 1. Reiterknecht *

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as Geheimer * Alexander Papendiek as Rebell * Linde Sommer *

Doris Thalmer Doris Thalmer (20 July 1907 – 9 October 1998) was a German actress. She appeared in more than 75 films and television shows between 1931 and 1992. Selected filmography * '' Eight Girls in a Boat'' (1932) * ''Anna and Elizabeth'' (1933) * ...

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as Hofherr * Ilse Voigt as Bürgerin * Lisa Wehn as Alte Frau

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1959 films 1950s historical drama films German historical drama films East German films 1950s German-language films Films set in the 18th century German films based on plays Films based on works by Friedrich Schiller 1959 drama films 1950s German films {{1950s-Germany-film-stub