Old Heidelberg (1959)
Alt Heidelberg
At his uncle’s behest, the young Karl-Heinrich, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Karlsburg, is sent to Heidelberg to study for a year. After a joyless youth in the gloomy, stately Karlsburg Castle, the prince embarks on the most carefree period of his life. He falls hopelessly in love with Käthi, the charming daughter of his landlords. But duty calls: the prince is gravely ill, and Karl-Heinrich must return to assume his duties as heir apparent and future ruler.
- Date of release
- 1959-12-21
- TMDB
- 8.7 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Genres
- Romance, Drama
- Director
- Ernst Marischka
Casting
- Christian Wolff — Erbprinz Karl-Heinrich
- Gert Fröbe — Doktor Jüttner
- Sabine Sinjen — Käthi
- Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur — Fürst von Sachsen-Karlsburg
- Heinrich Gretler — Gastwirt Rüder
- Rudolf Vogel — Kammerdiener Lutz
- Walter Bluhm — Diener Schölermann
- Siegfried Schürenberg — Staatsminister Haugk
- Tilo von Berlepsch — Kammerherr von Metzing
- Harry Meyen — Graf Detlev von Asterberg
- Wolfgang Eichberger — Kammerherr von Feldbach
- Hannelore Elsner — Helene, Serviermädchen
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: Zum Seppl
Old Heidelberg is a 1959 West German historical drama film directed by Ernst Marischka and starring Christian Wolff, Gert Fröbe and Sabine Sinjen. It is an adaptation of the 1901 play Old Heidelberg by Wilhelm Meyer-Förster. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin with sets designed by the art directors Hertha Hareiter and Otto Pischinger.
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