Overview
Following World War I, after a long imprisonment, two German prisoner-of-war soldiers escape from a Siberian lead-mine. Karl manages to reach Germany before Richard, and is sheltered by Anna, wife of Richard. While Richard is still on his homeward trek, Karl and Anna fall in love. And then Richard comes home.
Fun facts
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Based on
Based on Carl and Anna
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Setting
Set in Hamburg
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Music
Music by Willy Schmidt-Gentner
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Günther Rittau
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Leonhard FrankNovel
- Joe MayWriter
- Fritz WendhausenWriter
- Original title
- Heimkehr
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- August 28, 1928
- Original language
- German
- Countries
- Germany
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In the United States
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