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Hanneles Himmelfahrt (film)

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Language
  
German

Director
  
Thea von Harbou

Country
  
Germany

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Release date
  
13 April 1934 (1934-04-13)

Based on
  
The Assumption of Hannele by Gerhart Hauptmann

Hanneles Himmelfahrt is a 1934 German drama film directed by Thea von Harbou and starring Inge Landgut. It is set in a small mountain village and tells the story of Hannele, an unhappy girl who is beaten by her stepfather and tries to commit suicide. The film is based on the play The Assumption of Hannele by Gerhart Hauptmann. It has strong Christian themes.

An earlier adaptation of the play directed by Urban Gad was released in 1922. Harbou was best known as a screenwriter; Hanneles Himmelfahrt was her second and last film as director. It premiered in Berlin on 13 April 1934.

Cast

  • Inge Landgut as Hannele
  • Rudolf Klein-Rogge as Mattern, her stepfather
  • Käte Haack as sister Martha
  • Theodor Loos as Gottwald, teacher
  • Elisabeth Wendt as Hete
  • Else Ehser as Tulpe
  • Ilse Fürstenberg as Wirtin
  • Paul Rehkopf as Wirt
  • Alfred Stratmann as Schmidt, forest worker
  • Hans Mitzlaff as Hanke

    • References

    Hanneles Himmelfahrt (film) Wikipedia
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