Hannele's Journey to Heaven
Hannele's Journey to Heaven (German:Hanneles Himmelfahrt) is a 1922 German silent film directed by Urban Gad and starring Margarete Schlegel, Margarete Schön and Hermann Vallentin.[1] The film is based on the play, The Assumption of Hannele by Gerhart Hauptmann. It was remade as a sound film in 1934.
| Hannele's Journey to Heaven | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Urban Gad |
| Written by | Gerhart Hauptmann (play) Willy Rath |
| Starring | Margarete Schlegel Margarete Schön Hermann Vallentin |
| Cinematography | Karl Hasselmann |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Terra Film |
Release date | 10 April 1922 |
Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | Silent German intertitles |
Plot
It is set in a small mountain village and tells the story of Hannele, an unhappy girl who is beaten by her stepfather and tries to commit suicide.
Cast
- Margarete Schlegel as Hannele Mattern
- Margarete Schön as Johanna, Hanneles Mutter
- Hermann Vallentin as Mattern
- Theodor Loos as Lehrer Gottwald
- Ernst Dernburg as Berger
- Hermine Sterler as Frau Berger
- Esther Hagan as Martha
- Fritz Richard as Heiber
- Walter Rilla as Todesengel
- Hugo Döblin as Schmidt
- Emil Heyse as Dr. Wachler
- Maria Forescu
- Klaus Pohl
References
- Rentschler
Bibliography
- Eric Rentschler. German Film & Literature. Routledge, 2013.
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