''Heimat'' is a 1938

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historical

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directed by Carl Froelich and starring

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and Ruth Hellberg. The film's

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storyline portrays the return of a leading singer to her hometown, where her father wishes her to settle down and marry. It is based on the 1893 play '' Heimat'' by Hermann Sudermann. It was shot at the

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. The film's sets were designed by the art directors

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and Walter Haag. Froelich won the award for best director at the 1938

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for this film.

Synopsis

The opera singer Maddalena had been cast out by her family after they learned she was to bear the child of a banker von Keller who had seduced and abandoned her. Her return to her native city has her father warn her to remain away, because she is a threat to her family, and her sister Marie's wedding. However, von Koller threatens the reputation of her family with an underhanded banking scheme. He commits suicide, and Maddalena is reconciled with her family.Cinzia Romani, ''Tainted Goddesses: Female Film Stars of the Third Reich'' p. 78 ISBN 978-0-9627613-1-7

Cast

as Maddalena Dall'Orto *

as Leopold Dall'Orto Schwartze * Ruth Hellberg as Marie *

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as Fränze von Klebs *

Paul Hörbiger Paul Hörbiger (29 April 1894 – 5 March 1981) was an Austrian theatre and film actor. Life and work Paul Hörbiger was born in the Hungarian capital Budapest, then part of Austria-Hungary, the son of engineer Hanns Hörbiger, founder of the ...

as Franz Heffterdingk * Georg Alexander as Ludwig Prinz von Imlingen *

Leo Slezak Leo Slezak (; 18 August 1873 – 1 June 1946) was a Moravian dramatic tenor. He was associated in particular with Austrian opera as well as the title role in Verdi's '' Otello''. He is the father of actors Walter Slezak and Margarete Slezak a ...

as Rohrmoser * Hans Nielsen as Max von Wendlowsky *

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as Bankdirektor von Keller * Ernst Schiffner

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* 1938 films Films of Nazi Germany 1930s German-language films Films directed by Carl Froelich German films based on plays Films based on works by Hermann Sudermann Films set in the 1880s German black-and-white films 1930s historical drama films German historical drama films UFA GmbH films Films shot at Tempelhof Studios 1938 drama films 1930s German films {{1930s-Germany-film-stub