---
title: 'Elective Affinities (1974)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Siegfried Kühn'
released: '1974-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 103
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'German Democratic Republic'
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/elective-affinities-1974'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072387/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Elective Affinities (1974)

1974 · 103 min · Drama · German Democratic Republic, Germany

Original title: Wahlverwandtschaften

## Synopsis

Elective Affinities is a 1974 East German drama film directed by Siegfried Kühn. It follows the dynamics which ensue when a couple invite two other people. The film is based on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's 1809 novel Elective Affinities. It was released by the DEFA film studio on 27 August 1974.

## Credits

- **Original Music Composer:** [Karl-Ernst Sasse](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-ernst-sasse)
- **Director:** [Siegfried Kühn](https://cinepixo.com/people/siegfried-kuhn)
- **Director of Photography:** [Claus Neumann](https://cinepixo.com/people/claus-neumann)
- **Editor:** [Renate Bade](https://cinepixo.com/people/renate-bade)

## Cast

- [Christine Schorn](https://cinepixo.com/people/christine-schorn)
- [Claus Dobberke](https://cinepixo.com/people/claus-dobberke)
- [Dieter Birr](https://cinepixo.com/people/dieter-birr)
- [Christian Grashof](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-grashof)
- [Horst Schulze](https://cinepixo.com/people/horst-schulze)
- [Karl-Ernst Sasse](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-ernst-sasse)
- [Beata Tyszkiewicz](https://cinepixo.com/people/beata-tyszkiewicz)
- [Nico Turoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/nico-turoff)
- [Hilmar Thate](https://cinepixo.com/people/hilmar-thate)
- [Katharina Thalbach](https://cinepixo.com/people/katharina-thalbach)
- [Gerry Wolff](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerry-wolff)
- [Volkmar Kleinert](https://cinepixo.com/people/volkmar-kleinert)
- [Magdaléna Vášáryová](https://cinepixo.com/people/magdalena-vasaryova)

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