Old Heidelberg (1959)
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.
Director: Ernst Marischka
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Christian Wolff as Erbprinz Karl-Heinrich |
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Gert Fröbe as Doktor Jüttner |
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Sabine Sinjen as Käthi |
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Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur as Fürst von Sachsen-Karlsburg |
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Heinrich Gretler as Gastwirt Rüder |
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Rudolf Vogel as Kammerdiener Lutz |
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Walter Bluhm as Diener Schölermann |
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Siegfried Schürenberg as Staatsminister Haugk |
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Tilo von Berlepsch as Kammerherr von Metzing |
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Harry Meyen as Graf Detlev von Asterberg |
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Wolfgang Eichberger as Kammerherr von Feldbach |
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Hannelore Elsner as Helene, Serviermädchen |
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Gerd Frickhöffer as Kammerherr von Breitenberg |
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Walter Janssen as Hofmarschall im Schloss Karlsburg |
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Anneliese Würtz as Frau Rüder |
| Directing | Ernst Marischka | Director |