The Heath Is Green (1932 film)
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The Heath Is Green is a 1932 German
musical film
directed by Hans Behrendt
and starring Camilla Spira
, Peter Voß
and Theodor Loos
. Three men go on holiday to a cabin in the middle of a heath
. Soon growing bored they venture out to investigate their surroundings. It was based on the novel by Hermann Löns
which was made into further films in 1951
and in 1972
.
Cinema of Germany
Cinema in Germany can be traced back to the late 19th century. German cinema has made major technical and artistic contributions to film.Unlike any other national cinemas, which developed in the context of relatively continuous and stable political systems, Germany witnesses major changes to its...
musical film
Musical film
The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate...
directed by Hans Behrendt
Hans Behrendt
-Selected Filmography:* Daughter of the Regiment * Die Schmugglerbraut von Mallorca * Gloria * Danton * The Heath Is Green * My Friend the Millionaire * Wedding at Lake Wolfgang...
and starring Camilla Spira
Camilla Spira
Camilla Spira was a German film actress. She appeared in 68 films between 1924 and 1986.She was born in Hamburg, Germany and died in Berlin, Germany.-Selected filmography:* Piccadilly Zero Hour 12...
, Peter Voß
Peter Voß
-Selected filmography:* The Ring of the Empress * The Heath Is Green * Death Over Shanghai * Hundred Days * The Hound of the Baskervilles * Sergeant Berry -External links:...
and Theodor Loos
Theodor Loos
Theodor August Konrad Loos was a German actor.The son of a watchmaker and instruments manufacturer, he left secondary school prematurely and worked for three years at an export firm for music instruments in Leipzig, and after that for his uncle, an art dealer in Berlin...
. Three men go on holiday to a cabin in the middle of a heath
Heath
-Habitats:* Heath or heathland, low-growing woody vegetation, mostly consisting of heathers and related species* Heaths in the British National Vegetation Classification system...
. Soon growing bored they venture out to investigate their surroundings. It was based on the novel by Hermann Löns
Hermann Löns
Hermann Löns was a German journalist and writer. He is most famous as "The Poet of the Heath" for his novels and poems celebrating the people and landscape of the North German moors, particularly the Lüneburg Heath in Lower Saxony. Löns is well known in Germany for his famous folksongs...
which was made into further films in 1951
The Heath Is Green (1951 film)
The Heath Is Green is a 1951 German drama film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Sonja Ziemann, Rudolf Prack and Maria Holst. It was an adaption of movie with the same name from 1932. The plot centers around a poacher , a game warden hunting the poacher, the murder of another game keeper, and...
and in 1972
The Heath Is Green (1972 film)
The Heath is Green is a 1972 German drama film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Roy Black, Monika Lundi and Peter Millowitsch. Three friends take their holiday on a romote house in the middle of a heath, but soon grow bored of it and go out looking for excitement. It is a remake of the 1951...
.
Main cast
- Camilla SpiraCamilla SpiraCamilla Spira was a German film actress. She appeared in 68 films between 1924 and 1986.She was born in Hamburg, Germany and died in Berlin, Germany.-Selected filmography:* Piccadilly Zero Hour 12...
... Grete Lüdersen - Peter VoßPeter Voß-Selected filmography:* The Ring of the Empress * The Heath Is Green * Death Over Shanghai * Hundred Days * The Hound of the Baskervilles * Sergeant Berry -External links:...
... Walter - Ein junger Förster - Theodor LoosTheodor LoosTheodor August Konrad Loos was a German actor.The son of a watchmaker and instruments manufacturer, he left secondary school prematurely and worked for three years at an export firm for music instruments in Leipzig, and after that for his uncle, an art dealer in Berlin...
... Lüder Lüdersen - Fritz KampersFritz KampersFritz Kampers was a German film actor. He appeared in 261 films between 1913 and 1950.-Selected filmography:* Westfront 1918 * Dreyfus * Die Bräutigamswitwe * Kameradschaft...
... Alois - Hugo Werner-Kahle ... Der Oberförster
- Paul Beckers ... Blümchen
- Karl Blume ... Nachtigall