With Heart and Hand for the Fatherland
With Heart and Hand for the Fatherland (German: Mit Herz und Hand fürs Vaterland) is a 1915 Austrian silent war drama film directed by Jacob Fleck and Luise Fleck and starring Hubert Marischka, Hermann Benke and Liane Haid. The composer Franz Lehár, better known for his operetta, created a score to accompany the film during screenings.
| With Heart and Hand for the Fatherland | |
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| Directed by | Jacob Fleck Luise Fleck |
| Produced by | Anton Kolm |
| Written by | Jacob Fleck Luise Fleck |
| Starring | Hubert Marischka Hermann Benke Liane Haid |
| Music by | Franz Lehár |
Production company | |
Release date | 31 December 1915 |
Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | Austro-Hungarian Empire |
| Language | Silent German intertitles |
A patriotic story designed to support Austria's war effort during the First World War, it marked the screen debut of actress Liane Haid who went on be a leading screen star.[1]
Synopsis
A reserve officer in the Tyrolean Rifles leaves his family go and fight on the Italian Front.
Cast
- Hubert Marischka
- Margarete Thumann
- Liane Haid
- Hermann Benke
- Karl Baumgartner
- Franz Felix
- Viktoria Pohl-Meiser
- Polly Janisch
- Louis Seeman
- Max Neufeld
- Hermann Romberg
References
- Von Dassanowsky p.24
Bibliography
- Robert Von Dassanowsky. Austrian Cinema: A History. McFarland, 2005.
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