When the Heath Dreams at Night
6.8
A film about men's friendship and the complications of love: Karl and Peter are close buddies since they were pilots in defense of German cities during ww-ii. Now they are working together in a bomb disarm unit. During a vacation they visit Karl's mother and fiancée Helge in the heath-land. When Helge meets Peter, it's love on first sight. But Karl, who's considering quitting his job and buying a local gas station, fails to notice it. Torn between his feelings for Helge and his friendship to Karl, Peter accepts a dangerous job.
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Cast
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Rudolf Prack
Peter Gelius, Sprengmeiste
Also in
Heimatland
Roter Mohn
Viktor Staal
Karl Odewig, Sprengmeister
Also in
The Great Love
Blocked paths
Paul Martin
Also in
Hacker Time
Margot Trooger
Helga, Karls Braut
Known for
Pippi Longstocking
The Mysterious Magician
Fita Benkhoff
Hermine Knauer
Also in
Three Girls from the Rhine
Auf der Reeperbahn nachts um halb eins
Tibor Yost
Margarete Haagen
Frau Odewig, Karls Mutter
Also in
Three Men in the Snow
Under the Bridges
Ilse Steppat
Brigitte
Known for
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Beppo Brem
Xaver Franz, Leiter der Sprengtruppe
Also in
Shock Troop
Die fidelen Detektive
Albert Florath
Bürgermeister Knauer
Known for
The Punch Bowl
Willy Schneider
Sänger
Also in
Between Yesterday and Tomorrow
Hessische Geschichten
Berta Drews
Known for
The Tin Drum
It Happened in Broad Daylight
Paul Martin Director
First release December 19, 1952 · Produced in Germany · Production Berolina
Production
Apollo-Film GmbH
Production
Berolina
Production
Germany
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Original title
Wenn abends die Heide träumt
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · December 19, 1952
Theatrical · West Germany
No release date listed for United States.
Austria
December 1, 1953 · Theatrical
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