St. John's Fire (1939)
1h 23m
Running Time
November 3, 1939Release Date
St. John's Fire (1939)
1h 23m
Running Time
November 3, 1939Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Ernst von Klipstein
Georg
Hans Brausewetter
Haffke
Otto Wernicke
Vogelreuter
Maria Koppenhöfer
Weszkalnene
Charlott Daudert
Elise
Jeanette Bethge
Mamsell
Anna Dammann
Marike
Gertrud Meyen
Trude Vogelreuter
Erich Dunskus
Plötz
Lilo Bergen
Erich Ziegel
Magerdick
Alf Teichs
Writer
Karl Böhm
ProductionDesigner
Erich Czerwonski
ProductionDesigner
Arthur Maria Rabenalt
Director
Kurt Heuser
Writer
Hermann Sudermann
Theatre Play
Willy Winterstein
Director of Photography
Alice Ludwig
Editor
Herbert Windt
Music
Ernst Günter Techow
Line Producer
Heinz Rippert
Theodor Vogeler
Constanze von Eyck
Karin Mairlechner
Ruth von Enckevort
William Fung-Schwarz
Annemarie Schäfer
Hellmuth Passarge
Armin Münch
Herbert Klatt
Christine Grossmann
Kurt Dreml
Änne Bruck
Details.
Release DateNovember 3, 1939
Original NameJohannisfeuer
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 23m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
wedding
sacrifice
infidelity
rural setting
paganism
lovers
nazi propaganda
racial stereotype
Wiki.
Midsummer Night's Fire or St. John's Fire (German: Johannisfeuer) is a 1939 German drama film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Anna Dammann, Ernst von Klipstein, and Gertrud Meyen. The film is based on the play Fires of St. John by Hermann Sudermann. The title refers to Saint John's Eve.
The film's art direction was by Carl Böhm and Erich Czerwonski. Location shooting took place in Prenzlau and around Masuria in East Prussia. It was remade in 1954 as Love is Forever.