Your Heart Is My Homeland (German: Dein Herz ist meine Heimat) is a 1953 Austrian-West German drama film directed by Richard Häussler and starring Inge Egger, Erwin Strahl and Viktor Staal.Von Dassanowsky p.155 It is also known as Magdalena Percht after the lead character.Fritsche p.249 It is part of the trend of post-war heimatfilm. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location in Salzburg.
The script was written by Metropolis screenwriter Thea von Harbou. The project had originally been planned in 1947 to be directed by Eduard von Borsody as a comeback vehicle for the actor Attila Hörbiger.Von Dassanowsky p.155
Cast Inge Egger as Magdalena Percht Erwin Strahl as Andreas Möbius Viktor Staal as Christian Möbius Elisabeth Markus as Magdalenas Mutter Heinrich Gretler as Bürgermeister Percht Albert Florath as Lehrer Walter Janssen as Pfarrer Bum Krüger as Wirt Melanie Horeschowsky as Frau Heftel Alfred Menhardt Eva Orler Anton Gaugl Gustav Waldau Kurt von Lessen
References
Bibliography Fritsche, Maria. Homemade Men in Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity. Berghahn Books, 2013. Von Dassanowsky, Robert. Austrian Cinema: A History. McFarland, 2005.
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