The Heath Is Green

The Heath Is Green (1951)

Grün ist die Heide

After the end of World War II Lüder Lüdersen, the former owner of a feudal estate in the East, and his daughter Helga arrive as refugees in the Lüneburg Heath. While living a seemingly happy life on the estate of his cousin, Lüdersen hides a dark secret: he is a poacher.

Date of release
1951-11-14
TMDB
5.2 / 10 (4)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Drama
Director
Hans Deppe

Casting

Interesting facts

The Heath Is Green is a 1951 West German drama film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Sonja Ziemann, Rudolf Prack, and Maria Holst.

Production

Grün ist die Heide is based on an eponymous novel by Hermann Löns. An earlier movie version was made in 1932.

Cinematography took place from 28 August to 16 September 1951 in the Lüneburg Heath and at Bleckede, and from 19 September to 26 September in the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin.

With around 16 million viewers, Grün ist die Heide became one of the most successful German films.

A third movie with the same name from 1972 was not a remake, but just used some of Löns' poems for song lyrics.

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