''A Heart Returns Home'' (german: Ein Herz kehrt heim) is a 1956 West German

musical Musical is the adjective of music. Musical may also refer to: * Musical theatre, a performance art that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance * Musical film and television, a genre of film and television that incorporates into the narr ...

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directed by

Eugen York Eugen York (26 November 1912 – 18 November 1991) was a German film director. He directed 35 films between 1938 and 1984. He was born in Rybinsk, Russian Empire and died in Berlin, Germany. Selected filmography Film * '' Morituri'' (1948) ...

and starring

Maximilian Schell Maximilian Schell (8 December 1930 – 1 February 2014) was an Austrian-born Swiss actor, who also wrote, directed and produced some of his own films. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the 1961 American film ''Judgment at Nuremberg'', h ...

, Willy Birgel and

Maria Holst Maria Holst (1917–1980) was an Austrian film actress. Selected filmography * ''Invisible Opponent'' (1933) * '' Court Theatre'' (1936) * '' Operetta'' (1940) * '' Vienna Blood'' (1942) * ''Kiss Me Casanova'' (1949) * '' The Trip to Marrakesh'' ...

.Parish p.41 It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in

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and on location in

Celle Celle () is a town and capital of the district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The town is situated on the banks of the river Aller, a tributary of the Weser, and has a population of about 71,000. Celle is the southern gateway to the Lü ...

. The film's sets were designed by the

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Albrecht Becker and Herbert Kirchhoff.

Cast

as Wolfgang Thomas * Willy Birgel as Robert Lennart *

as Irene Thomas * Hans Nielsen as Martin Thomas *

Erni Mangold Erni Mangold (sometimes ''Ernie'' or ''Erna;'' born as Erna Goldmann on 25 January 1927) is an Austrian actress and stage director. Since 1948, she had appeared in more than 75 films and TV productions. Life Goldmann was born into a family of ar ...

as Maxie Mell *

Heinz Reincke Karl-Heinz Reincke (28 May 1925 – 13 July 2011) was a German-born actor, long-based in Vienna. Selected filmography Films *'' A Heart Returns Home'' (1956) - Besselmann *''Confessions of Felix Krull'' (1957) - Stanko *''Tolle Nacht'' (1957) ...

as Besselmann *

Horst Beck Horst may refer to: Science * Horst (geology), a raised fault block bounded by normal faults or graben People * Horst (given name) * Horst (surname) * ter Horst, Dutch surname * van der Horst, Dutch surname Places Settlements Germany * Horst, ...

as Journalist *

Hildegard Behrens-Kühn Hildegard is a female name derived from the Old High German ''hild'' ('war' or 'battle') and ''gard'' ('enclosure' or 'yard'), and means 'battle enclosure'. Variant spellings include: Hildegarde; the Polish, Portuguese, Slovene and Spanish Hildeg ...

as Fräulein Kurtz * Josef Dahmen as Dr. Brandel * Erich Dunskus as Weber *

Sylvia Fitzen Sylvia may refer to: People *Sylvia (given name) *Sylvia (singer), American country music and country pop singer and songwriter *Sylvia Robinson, American singer, record producer, and record label executive *Sylvia Vrethammar, Swedish singer credi ...

* Albert Florath as Bürgermeister von Neuburg *

Horst Gnekow Horst may refer to: Science * Horst (geology), a raised fault block bounded by normal faults or graben People * Horst (given name) * Horst (surname) * ter Horst, Dutch surname * van der Horst, Dutch surname Places Settlements Germany * Horst, ...

as Mangelsdorf *

Ursula Herking Ursula Herking (28 January 1912 – 17 November 1974) was a German film actress. She appeared in more than 130 films between 1933 and 1972. She was born in Dessau, Germany and died in Munich, West Germany. Selected filmography * '' Susann ...

as Fräulein Snyder *

Hertha Martin Hertha may refer to: Sports clubs *Hertha BSC, a German football club *Hertha Zehlendorf, a German football club *CFC Hertha 06, a German sports club *ASV Hertha Wien, a defunct Austrian German football club *FC Hertha Wiesbach, a German football ...

as Sylvia Hartung *

Emmy Percy-Wüstenhagen The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with the ...

as Gertrud *

Charles Regnier Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was " ...

as Boerner * Ellen Roedler * Siegfried Schürenberg as Dr. Weißbach *

Horst von Otto Horst may refer to: Science * Horst (geology), a raised fault block bounded by normal faults or graben People * Horst (given name) * Horst (surname) * ter Horst, Dutch surname * van der Horst, Dutch surname Places Settlements Germany * Horst ...

as Fenske * Brigitte Wentzel

References

Bibliography

* Parish, James Robert. ''Film Actors Guide: Western Europe''. Scarecrow Press, 1977.

External links

* 1956 films West German films German musical drama films 1950s musical drama films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Eugen York Films about classical music and musicians Real Film films Films shot at Wandsbek Studios 1956 drama films 1950s German films {{1950s-Germany-film-stub