Three Birch Trees on the Heath
Three Birch Trees on the Heath (German: Drei Birken auf der Heide) is a 1956 West German drama film directed by Ulrich Erfurth and starring Margit Saad, Sonja Sutter and Helmuth Schneider. It was one of 54 heimatfilm produced that year, as the genre's popularity reached its peak.[1]
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| Directed by | Ulrich Erfurth |
| Produced by | Walter Koppel Gyula Trebitsch |
| Written by | Erich Engels Wolf Neumeister |
| Starring | Margit Saad Sonja Sutter Helmuth Schneider |
| Music by | Siegfried Franz |
| Cinematography | Willy Winterstein |
| Edited by | Ilse Voigt |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | J. Arthur Rank Film |
Release date | 30 November 1956 |
Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Dieter Bartels. The film was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg and on location around Lüneburg Heath outside the city.
Cast
- Margit Saad as Susanna, Zigeunerin
- Sonja Sutter as Rose Heidkämper
- Helmuth Schneider as Hans Freese, Revierförster
- Albert Matterstock as Jan Wedekind, Verleger
- Rolf Wanka as Ernö, Zigeunerprimas
- Irene von Meyendorff as Ada Wedekind
- Paul Henckels as Vater Heidkämper, Imker
- Albert Florath as Pastor Mettelmann
- Carsta Löck as Meta, Haushälterin bei Wedekind
- Robert Meyn as Rackebrand, Forstmeister
- Hubert Hilten as Mirko, junger Zigeuner
- Bum Krüger as Kriminalassistent Grimm
- Balduin Baas as Plaskude
- Jochen Meyn as Sterthus, Hilfsförster
- Hans Schwarz Jr. as Oldehoff, Torfbauer
- Lore Schulz as Trina, Dorfmädchen
- Hans Fitze as Ahrens, Gemeindevorsteher
- Werner Schumacher as Born, Wachtmeister
- Peter Ahrweiler as Ein Beamter
- Kerstin De Ahna as Dörte, Dorfmädchen
- Maria Litto as Jolan, Zigeunerin
- Alma Auler as Telefonistin
- Ronni Fischer as Geza, ein junger Zigeuner
- Erica Schramm as Krankenschwester
- Mita von Ahlefeldt as Frau Mettelmann
- August Weiß as Istvan, Stammesältester der Zigeuner
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References
- Boa & Palfreyman p.214
Bibliography
- Elizabeth Boa & Rachel Palfreyman. Heimat - A German Dream: Regional Loyalties and National Identity in German Culture 1890-1990. OUP Oxford, 21 Sep 2000.
External links
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