''Liberated Hands'' or ''Freed Hands'' (german: Befreite Hände) is a 1939 German drama film directed by

Hans Schweikart Hans Schweikart (1 October 1895 – 1 December 1975) was a German film director, actor and screenwriter. He directed 28 films between 1938 and 1968. He wrote for the film '' The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi'', which was entered into the 11 ...

and starring Brigitte Horney,

Olga Tschechowa Olga Konstantinovna Chekhova (; russian: Ольга Константиновна Чехова; 14 April 1897 – 9 March 1980), known in Germany as Olga Tschechowa, was a Russian-German actress. Her film roles include the female lead in Alfred ...

and

Ewald Balser Ewald Balser (5 October 1898 – 17 April 1978) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1935 and 1975. He was born in Elberfeld, Germany and died in Vienna, Austria. Partial filmography * ''Jana, the Girl from the ...

.Hake p. 198 It was screened at the

8th Venice International Film Festival The 8th Venice International Film Festival was held from 23 August to 15 September 1947. Screenwriter Vinicio Marinucci was appointed as the President of the Jury. Formally, it still was not the Golden Lion to designate the highest honor of the ...

. Horney plays a sculptor who discovers her true vocation.

Cast

* Brigitte Horney as Dürthen, Schafhirtin *

as Kerstin Thomas *

as Professor Wolfram *

Carl Raddatz Carl Raddatz (13 March 1912 – 19 May 2004) was a German stage and film actor. Raddatz was a leading man of German cinema during the Nazi era appearing in a number of propaganda films and romances. Later in his career he developed a reputation f ...

as Graf Joachim von Erken * Paul Dahlke as Thomsen *

Eduard von Winterstein Eduard Clemens Franz Anna Freiherr von Wangenheim (1 August 1871 – 22 July 1961), known as Eduard von Winterstein, was an Austrian-German film actor who appeared in over one hundred fifty German films during the silent and sound eras. He was ...

as Gutsbesitzer von Erken * Franz Weber as Bergh, Diener *

Hedwig Wangel Hedwig Wangel (1875–1961) was a German stage and film actress. Life and career Born as Amalie Pauline Hedwig Simon on September 23, 1875, in Berlin in the German Empire, Hedwig Wangel was the daughter of a music publisher. After studying acting ...

as Frau Steinmann *

Erna Sellmer Erna Elisabeth Dorothea Sellmer (19 June 1905 – 13 May 1983) was a German film actress. She was best known in the English-speaking world for her role as housekeeper Frau Gerber in the 1970s Swiss-Canadian television series ''George'' about a St ...

as Pastorin * Otto Brefin as Pastor *

Erika Helmke Erika Helmke (1908–2002) was a German stage and film actress.Hinton p.167 She married the Canadian artist Herbert Dassel and emigrated to Canada. Selected filmography * '' The Spanish Fly'' (1931) * ''I Do Not Want to Know Who You Are'' (1932) ...

as Carla * Luise Hohorst as Tante Mathilde * Vera Hartegg as Josefa *

Albert Lippert Albert Lippert (1901-1978) was a German stage, television and film actor. He was the manager of the Deutsches Schauspielhaus between 1948 and 1955. Selected filmography * '' Cruiser Emden'' (1932) * '' A Prussian Love Story'' (1938) * '' Liberat ...

as Van Daalen *

Alfred Maack Alfred Maack (5 April 1882 – 14 February 1961) was a German stage and film actor. He appeared in more than fifty films from 1937 to 1958. Selected filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Maack, Alfred 1882 births 1961 ...

as Postmeister * Georg Schmieter as Harms * Ernst Joachim Schlieper as Leuthold * Herbert Knoll as Portier * Haenschen Pfaff as Pfaff

References

Bibliography

External links

* 1939 films Films of Nazi Germany German drama films 1939 drama films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Hans Schweikart Films about fictional painters German black-and-white films 1930s German films {{1930s-Germany-film-stub