Homeland (1938)
Heimat
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.
- Date of release
- 1938-06-25
- TMDB
- 7.5 / 10 (6)
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Carl Froelich
Casting
- Zarah Leander — Magda von Schwartze
- Heinrich George — Leopold von Schwartze
- Ruth Hellberg — Marie
- Lina Carstens — Fränze von Klebs
- Paul Hörbiger — Franz Heffterdingk
- Georg Alexander — Ludwig Prinz von Ilmingen
- Leo Slezak — Rohrmoser
- Hans Nielsen — Max von Wendlowsky
- Franz Schafheitlin — Bankdirektor von Keller
- Wilhelm Althaus
- Charly Berger — Älterer Offizier beim Ball
- Charlott Daudert — Freundin des Bankdirektors von Keller
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: Berlin
- Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: Deutscher Nationalpreis für Buch und Film
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.
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