The Immortal Heart (original) (raw)
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1939 film
| The Immortal Heart | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Veit Harlan |
| Written by | Richard BillingerWerner EpliniusVeit HarlanWalter Harlan |
| Produced by | Gerhard Staab |
| Starring | Heinrich George |
| Cinematography | Bruno Mondi |
| Release date | 20 October 1939 (1939-10-20) |
| Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | Nazi Germany |
| Language | German |
| Budget | 1,750,000 ℛℳ[1] (equivalent to €7,784,469 in 2021) |
| Box office | 2,500,000 ℛℳ[2] (equivalent to €11,120,670 in 2021) |
The Immortal Heart (German: Das Unsterbliche Herz) is a 1939 German drama film directed by Veit Harlan and starring Heinrich George.[3] It was based on Walter Harlan's play The Nuremberg Egg and depicts the inventor of the watch, Peter Henlein.[4]
- Heinrich George as Peter Henlein
- Kristina Söderbaum as Ev
- Paul Wegener as Dr. Schedel
- Raimund Schelcher as Konrad Windhalm
- Michael Bohnen as Martin Behaim
- Paul Henckels as Güldenbeck
- Ernst Legal as Bader Bratvogel
- Eduard von Winterstein as Richter Sixtus Heith
- Franz Schafheitlin as Burghauptmann Zinderl
- Jakob Tiedtke as Schöffe Weihrauch
Production began in July 1938.[1] To recreate Nuremberg as it looked in 1517, the streets were covered with sand and other demodernization took place.[2] 500 Sturmabteilung horsemen took part in medieval costumes.[2] Harlan and Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels concurred on some cuts to the finished film.[2]
- ^ a b Noack 2016, p. 138.
- ^ a b c d Noack 2016, p. 139.
- ^ Nugent, Frank S. (2016). "New York Times: The Immortal Heart". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2008.
- ^ Romani, Cinzia (1992). Tainted Goddesses: Female Film Stars of the Third Reich. Perseus Books Group. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-9627613-1-7.
Noack, Frank (2016) [2000]. Veit Harlan: "des Teufels Regisser" [_Veit Harlan: The Life and Work of a Nazi Filmmaker_]. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-6700-8.