Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Deutscher Nationalpreis für Buch und Film (1939)
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Filming locations
Filmed in Berlin
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Setting
Set in Germany
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Music
Music by Theo Mackeben
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Franz Weihmayr
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Harald BraunWriter
- Hermann SudermannWriter
- Hans BrennertWriter
- Otto Ernst HesseWriter
- Original title
- Heimat
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- June 25, 1938
- Original language
- German
- Countries
- Germany
Production
Cast
Zarah LeanderMagda von Schwartze
Heinrich GeorgeLeopold von Schwartze
Ruth HellbergMarie
Lina CarstensFränze von Klebs
Paul HörbigerFranz Heffterdingk
Georg AlexanderLudwig Prinz von Ilmingen
Leo SlezakRohrmoser
Hans NielsenMax von Wendlowsky
Franz SchafheitlinBankdirektor von Keller- Wilhelm Althaus
- Charly BergerÄlterer Offizier beim Ball
Charlott DaudertFreundin des Bankdirektors von Keller- Gertrud de LalskyFrau der Exzellenz
- Jac DiehlWeiterer Gast beim Empfang
- Fritz DraegerTänzer beim Ballabend
- Hugo FroelichDiener Christian
- Alfred Ganzert
- Karl Haubenreißer
- Erich Hecking
- Otto F. HenningAlter Offizier am Tisch der Exzellenz
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