''Hanneles Himmelfahrt'' is a 1934 German drama film directed by

Thea von Harbou Thea Gabriele von Harbou (27 December 1888 – 1 July 1954) was a German screenwriter, novelist, film director, and actress. She is remembered as the screenwriter of the science fiction film classic ''Metropolis'' (1927) and for the 19 ...

and starring Inge Landgut. It is set in a small mountain village and tells the story of Hannele, an unhappy girl who is beaten by her stepfather and tries to commit suicide. The film is based on the play ''

The Assumption of Hannele ''The Ascension of Little Hannele'' (german: Hanneles Himmelfahrt), also known simply as ''Hannele'', is an 1893 play by the German playwright Gerhart Hauptmann.Hartnoll (1983, 377). In contrast to Hauptmann's naturalistic dramas, ''The Assumpti ...

'' by

Gerhart Hauptmann Gerhart Johann Robert Hauptmann (; 15 November 1862 – 6 June 1946) was a German dramatist and novelist. He is counted among the most important promoters of literary naturalism, though he integrated other styles into his work as well. He rece ...

. It has strong Christian themes. An earlier adaptation of the play directed by

Urban Gad Peter Urban Bruun Gad (12 February 1879 – 26 December 1947) was a Danish film director, stage actor, screenwriter, and author. He directed 40 films between 1910 and 1927. His wife Asta Nielsen starred in 30 of his films, also in his début the ...

was released in 1922. Harbou was best known as a screenwriter; ''Hanneles Himmelfahrt'' was her second and last film as director. It premiered in Berlin on 13 April 1934.

Cast

* Inge Landgut as Hannele *

Rudolf Klein-Rogge Friedrich Rudolf Klein (24 November 1885 – 29 May 1955), better known as Rudolf Klein-Rogge, was a German film actor, best known for playing sinister figures in films in the 1920s and 1930s as well as being a mainstay in director Fritz Lang's ...

as Mattern, her stepfather * Käte Haack as sister Martha *

Theodor Loos Theodor August Konrad Loos (18 May 1883 – 27 June 1954) was a German actor. The son of a watchmaker and instruments manufacturer, he left secondary school prematurely and worked for three years at an export firm for music instruments in L ...

as Gottwald, teacher *

Elisabeth Wendt Elisabeth Wendt (11 January 1906 – 24 March 1980) was a German film actress. After making her debut in Georg Wilhelm Pabst's '' Comradeship'' (1931),Eisner p.351 she appeared mostly in supporting roles during the Nazi era and immediate post-Sec ...

as Hete * Else Ehser as Tulpe *

Ilse Fürstenberg Ilse Fürstenberg (12 December 1907, in Berlin – 16 December 1976, in Basel) was a German actress, working on stage, screen, television and as voice actress. Selected filmography * '' The Blue Angel'' (1930) - Raths Wirtschafterin / Maid * '' ...

as Wirtin *

Paul Rehkopf Paul Anton Heinrich Rehkopf (21 May 1872 – 29 June 1949) was a German actor. He was born in Braunschweig and died in Braunschweig, Germany Selected filmography * ''Diary of a Lost Woman'' (1918) * ''Film Kathi'' (1918) * ''Lorenzo Burghardt'' ...

as Wirt * Alfred Stratmann as Schmidt, forest worker * Hans Mitzlaff as Hanke

References

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* 1934 films Films about Christianity German films based on plays Films based on works by Gerhart Hauptmann Films directed by Thea von Harbou Films of Nazi Germany German drama films 1930s German-language films Films with screenplays by Thea von Harbou Remakes of German films Sound film remakes of silent films 1934 drama films German black-and-white films 1930s German films {{1930s-Germany-film-stub