Your Heart Is My Homeland

Your Heart Is My Homeland (German: Dein Herz ist meine Heimat) is a 1953 Austrian-West German drama film directed by Richard Häussler and starring Inge Egger, Erwin Strahl and Viktor Staal.[1] It is also known as Magdalena Percht after the lead character.[2] It is part of the trend of post-war heimatfilm. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location in Salzburg.

Your Heart Is My Homeland
Directed byRichard Häussler
Written by
Starring
CinematographyWalter Tuch
Edited byMax Michel
Music byAnton Profes
Production
companies
  • Beta Film
  • Primus Film
Distributed byKopp-Filmverleih
Release date
  • 13 November 1953 (1953-11-13)
Running time
81 minutes
Countries
  • Austria
  • West Germany
LanguageGerman

The script was written by Metropolis screenwriter Thea von Harbou. The project had originally been planned in 1947 to be directed by Eduard von Borsody as a comeback vehicle for the actor Attila Hörbiger.[3]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Von Dassanowsky p.155
  2. ^ Fritsche p.249
  3. ^ Von Dassanowsky p.155

Bibliography

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  • Fritsche, Maria. Homemade Men in Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity. Berghahn Books, 2013.
  • Von Dassanowsky, Robert. Austrian Cinema: A History. McFarland, 2005.
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