When the Heath Dreams at Night (1952)
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.
Director: Paul Martin
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Rudolf Prack as Peter Gelius, Sprengmeiste |
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Viktor Staal as Karl Odewig, Sprengmeister |
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Margot Trooger as Helga, Karls Braut |
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Fita Benkhoff as Hermine Knauer |
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Margarete Haagen as Frau Odewig, Karls Mutter |
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Ilse Steppat as Brigitte |
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Beppo Brem as Xaver Franz, Leiter der Sprengtruppe |
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Albert Florath as Bürgermeister Knauer |
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Willy Schneider as Sänger |
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Berta Drews as |
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Walter Gross as |
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Reinhard Kolldehoff as |
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Arno Paulsen as |
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Else Reval as |
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Victor Janson as |
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Siegfried Breuer as Konsul Berghaus |
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Walter Franck as |
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Ernst Deutsch as |
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Otto Gebühr as |
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Tibor Jost as |
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Juliane Kay as |
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Franz-Otto Krüger as |
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Paul Heidemann as |
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Hans Stiebner as |
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Werner Stock as |
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Erich Dunskus as |
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Erwin Biegel as |
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Gustav Bertram as |
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Willi Schneider as Singer |
| Directing | Paul Martin | Director |