Roses Bloom on the Moorland (German: Rosen blühen auf dem Heidegrab) is a 1929 German silent historical drama film directed by Kurt Blachy and starring Wolfgang von Schwind, Hertha Guthmar and Betty Astor.Krautz p.289 During the Napoleonic Wars a German inhabitant is sentenced to death for striking a French soldier who assaulted his wife.
Some scenes were shot on location on Lüneburg Heath. The film's sets were designed by August Rinaldi. It received a generally poor reception from critics on its release.
Cast Wolfgang von Schwind as Martin Schlaeger, Dorfschulze Hertha Guthmar as Luise, seine Tochter Alfons Fryland as Joachim Schlaeger, Heidebauer Betty Astor as Anna, seine Frau Dietrich Henkels as Joachim, beider Sohn Karl Falkenberg as Bracke, Steuereinnehmer Gerhard Dammann as Mertens, Gastwirt Renate Noack as Martha, seine Tochter Robert Leffler as Pfarrer Holten Rudolf Klein-Rhoden as Klaus, der Köhler Anna Müller-Lincke as eine Magd Ferdinand von Alten as Hauptmann Maray Gerd Briese as junger Ehemann Hanni Reinwald as junge Ehefrau Alfred Loretto as Hannes, der Schmied Max Maximilian as Jean, Offiziersbursche Karl Platen as Schäfer Paul Rehkopf as Korporal Landry Ernst Rückert as Leutnant de Vale Magnus Stifter as Major Roisson
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Bibliography Alfred Krautz. International directory of cinematographers, set- and costume designers in film, Volume 4. Saur, 1984.
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