''With Heart and Hand for the Fatherland'' (German: ''Mit Herz und Hand fürs Vaterland'') is a 1915 Austrian
silent war
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drama film
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directed by
Jacob Fleck
Jacob Fleck (8 November 1881 in Vienna as Jacob Julius Fleck – 19 September 1953, also in Vienna) was an Austrian film director, screenwriter, film producer and cameraman. He is noted for his long-standing professional partnership with his wife ...
and
Luise Fleck
Luise Fleck, also known as Luise Kolm or Luise Kolm-Fleck, née Louise or Luise Veltée (1 August 1873–15 March 1950), was an Austrian film director, and has been considered the second ever female feature film director in the world, after A ...
and starring
Hubert Marischka
Hubert Marischka (27 August 1882 – 4 December 1959), brother of Ernst Marischka, was an Austrian operetta tenor, actor, film director and screenwriter.
Career
Marischka was born in Brunn am Gebirge, the son of Jiří (or Johann) Marisch ...
,
Hermann Benke
Hermann Benke (1866–1937) was an Austrian stage and film actor.Grange p.234 He made a number of appearances in silent films, co-starring with the rising actress Liane Haid in productions by Wiener Kunstfilm.
Selected filmography
* ''With Heart ...
and
Liane Haid
Juliane "Liane" Haid (16 August 1895 – 28 November 2000) was an Austrian actress and singer. She has often been referred to as Austria's first movie star.
Biography
Juliane Haid was born in Vienna on 16 August 1895, the first child to Georg ...
. The composer
Franz Lehár
Franz Lehár ( ; hu, Lehár Ferenc ; 30 April 1870 – 24 October 1948) was an Austro-Hungarian composer. He is mainly known for his operettas, of which the most successful and best known is ''The Merry Widow'' (''Die lustige Witwe'').
Life ...
, better known for his operetta, created a
score to accompany the film during screenings.
A
patriotic
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story designed to support Austria's war effort during the
First World War
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, it marked the screen debut of actress Liane Haid who went on be a leading screen star.
[Von Dassanowsky p.24]
Plot
A
reserve
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officer in the
Tyrolean Rifles leaves his family go and fight on the
Italian Front.
Cast
*
Hubert Marischka
Hubert Marischka (27 August 1882 – 4 December 1959), brother of Ernst Marischka, was an Austrian operetta tenor, actor, film director and screenwriter.
Career
Marischka was born in Brunn am Gebirge, the son of Jiří (or Johann) Marisch ...
*
Margarete Thumann
*
Liane Haid
Juliane "Liane" Haid (16 August 1895 – 28 November 2000) was an Austrian actress and singer. She has often been referred to as Austria's first movie star.
Biography
Juliane Haid was born in Vienna on 16 August 1895, the first child to Georg ...
*
Hermann Benke
Hermann Benke (1866–1937) was an Austrian stage and film actor.Grange p.234 He made a number of appearances in silent films, co-starring with the rising actress Liane Haid in productions by Wiener Kunstfilm.
Selected filmography
* ''With Heart ...
*
Karl Baumgartner
Karl Baumgartner (1949 – 18 March 2014) was a German film producer. He worked on more than 70 films between 1991 and 2014.
Selected filmography
* '' Life on a String'' (1991)
* '' Underground'' (1995)
* ''Dance of the Wind'' (1997)
* ''Bl ...
*
Franz Felix Franz may refer to:
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* Franz (given name)
* Franz (surname)
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* Franz (crater), a lunar crater
* Franz, Ontario, a railway junction and unorganized town in Canada
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*
Viktoria Pohl-Meiser
*
Polly Janisch
*
Louis Seeman
*
Max Neufeld
Max Neufeld (13 February 1887 – 2 December 1967) was an Austrian film director, actor and screenwriter. He directed 70 films between 1919 and 1957. He directed the 1934 film '' The Song of the Sun'', which starred Vittorio De Sica.
Select ...
*
Hermann Romberg Hermann or Herrmann may refer to:
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* Éditions Hermann, French publisher
* Hermann, Miss ...
References
Bibliography
* Robert Von Dassanowsky. ''Austrian Cinema: A History''. McFarland, 2005.
External links
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Austro-Hungarian films
1915 films
Austrian silent feature films
Films directed by Jacob Fleck
Films directed by Luise Fleck
Austrian black-and-white films
1910s war drama films
World War I films
Austrian war drama films
1915 drama films
Silent war drama films
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