The Heath Is Green
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After the end of World War II Lüder Lüdersen, the former owner of a feudal estate in the East, and his daughter Helga arrive as refugees in the Lüneburg Heath. While living a seemingly happy life on the estate of his cousin, Lüdersen hides a dark secret: he is a poacher.
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Cast
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Sonja Ziemann
Helga
Known for
The Bridge at Remagen
Rudolf Prack
Walter Rainer - Förster
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Roter Mohn
Maria Holst
Nora von Burkwitz
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Operette
Willy Fritsch
Amtsrichter
Known for
Woman in the Moon
Spies
Hans Stüwe
Lüder Lüdersen
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Cagliostro
Damals
Otto Gebühr
Gottfried Lüdersen
Known for
The Golem: How He Came into the World
Margarete Haagen
Frau Lüdersen
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Three Men in the Snow
Under the Bridges
Hans Richter
Hannes
Known for
The Punch Bowl
Special Section
Ludwig Schmitz
Tünnes
Also in
The Great Sacrifice
Wibbel the Tailor
Kurt Reimann
Nachtigall
Also in
When the Village Music Plays on Sunday Nights
Herzkönig
Oskar Sima
Zirkusdirektor
Also in
The Woman One Longs For
Kirschen in Nachbars Garten
Kurt Pratsch-Kaufmann
Lehrer
Also in
Ein Mann will nach oben
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Hans Deppe Director · Bobby E. Lüthge Writer Hermann Löns Author
First release November 14, 1951 · Produced in Germany · Original title Grün ist die Heide
Production
Berolina-Film
Production
Germany
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Original title
Grün ist die Heide
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · November 14, 1951
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No release date listed for United States.
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