Werther (1986 film)

Werther
Directed byPilar Miró
Written byMario Camus
Pilar Miró
Produced byCésar Benítez
Pilar Miró
StarringEusebio Poncela
CinematographyHans Burmann
Release date
  • 1986 (1986)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Werther is a 1986 Spanish drama film directed and co-written by Pilar Miró and starring Eusebio Poncela. It is a modern adaptation of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's 1774 novel The Sorrows of Young Werther. The film was entered into the main competition at the 43rd edition of the Venice Film Festival. It also won the award for best sound at the first edition of the Goya Awards.