Homeland (1938)
1h 38m
Running Time
June 25, 1938Release Date
Homeland (1938)
1h 38m
Running Time
June 25, 1938Release Date
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Plot.
In 1885, famous New York Metropolitan Opera singer Maddalena dall' Orto is scheduled to perform at a festival in the German residence of Ilmingen. It soon becomes obvious that she is non other than Magda von Schwartze, who left the town eight years ago against her father's wishes to become a singer.
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Cast & Crew.
Zarah Leander
Magda von Schwartze
Heinrich George
Leopold von Schwartze
Ruth Hellberg
Marie
Lina Carstens
Fränze von Klebs
Paul Hörbiger
Franz Heffterdingk
Carl Froelich
Director
Georg Alexander
Ludwig Prinz von Ilmingen
Harald Braun
Writer
Leo Slezak
Rohrmoser
Hans Brennert
Writer
Hans Nielsen
Max von Wendlowsky
Otto Ernst Hesse
Writer
Ernst Hesse
Writer
Franz Schafheitlin
Bankdirektor von Keller
Hermann Sudermann
Writer
Franz Weihmayr
Cinematographer
Charly Berger
Älterer Offizier beim Ball
Charlott Daudert
Freundin des Bankdirektors von Keller
Gertrud de Lalsky
Frau der Exzellenz
Jac Diehl
Weiterer Gast beim Empfang
Fritz Draeger
Tänzer beim Ballabend
Hugo Froelich
Diener Christian
Otto F. Henning
Alter Offizier am Tisch der Exzellenz
Karl Jüstel
Junger Offizier beim Ball
Willy Kaiser-Heyl
Mitglied des Empfangskomitees
Alfred Karen
Tänzer beim Ballabend
Rudolf Klix
Honoratio der Residenzhauptstadt
Hermann Pfeiffer
Mitglied des Empfangskomitees
Werner Pledath
Alter Offizier am Tisch der Exzellenz
Claire Reigbert
Frau des Pastors
Lotte Rokoll
Tochter des Pastors
Max Rosenhauer
Bankkassierer
Ernst G. Schiffner
Bürgermeister von Imlingen
Walter Schramm-Dunker
Honoratio in der Fürstenloge
Babsi Schultz-Reckewell
Poldi
Theo Stolzenberg
Empfangschef im Hotel
Leopold von Ledebur
Exzellenz
Carl Zickner
Alter Mann bei Maddalenas Empfang
Erich Ziegel
Pastor des Residenzstädtchens
Theo Mackeben
Music
Gustav Lohse
Editor
Friedrich Pflughaupt
Executive Producer
Wilhelm Althaus
Karl Haubenreißer
Alfred Ganzert
Hans Zesch-Ballot
Erich Hecking
Details.
Release DateJune 25, 1938
Original NameHeimat
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 38m
Filming LocationsBerlin, Germany
Genres
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Wiki.
Heimat is a 1938 German historical drama film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Zarah Leander, Heinrich George and Ruth Hellberg. The film's melodramatic storyline portrays the return of a leading singer to her hometown, where her father wishes her to settle down and marry. It is based on the 1893 play Heimat by Hermann Sudermann.It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Franz Schroedter and Walter Haag.
Froelich won the award for best director at the 1938 Venice Film Festival for this film.
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