When the Heath Dreams at Night (1952)
Wenn abends die Heide träumt
A film about men's friendship and the complications of love: Karl and Peter are close buddies since they were pilots in defense of German cities during ww-ii. Now they are working together in a bomb disarm unit. During a vacation they visit Karl's mother and fiancée Helge in the heath-land. When Helge meets Peter, it's love on first sight. But Karl, who's considering quitting his job and buying a local gas station, fails to notice it. Torn between his feelings for Helge and his friendship to Karl, Peter accepts a dangerous job.
- Date of release
- 1952-12-19
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Director
- Paul Martin
Casting
- Rudolf Prack — Peter Gelius, Sprengmeiste
- Viktor Staal — Karl Odewig, Sprengmeister
- Margot Trooger — Helga, Karls Braut
- Fita Benkhoff — Hermine Knauer
- Margarete Haagen — Frau Odewig, Karls Mutter
- Ilse Steppat — Brigitte
- Beppo Brem — Xaver Franz, Leiter der Sprengtruppe
- Albert Florath — Bürgermeister Knauer
- Willy Schneider — Sänger
- Berta Drews
- Walter Gross
- Reinhard Kolldehoff
Interesting facts
When the Heath Dreams at Night is a 1952 West German drama film directed by Paul Martin and starring Rudolf Prack, Viktor Staal and Margot Trooger. It was shot in the Göttingen Studios and on Lüneburg Heath. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Carl Ludwig Kirmse and Walter Kutz.
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