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1929 film
Roses Bloom on the Moorland
A scene from the film portraying a group of French soldiers
Directed by
Kurt Blachy Written by Produced by
Erich Eriksen Starring Cinematography
Gustave Preiss Production company
Trianon-Film
Release date
25 December 1929 (1929-12-25 )
Country Germany Languages
Roses Bloom on the Moorland (German: Rosen blühen auf dem Heidegrab ) is a 1929 German
silent
historical
drama film directed by
Kurt Blachy and starring
Wolfgang von Schwind ,
Hertha Guthmar and
Betty Astor .
[1] During the
Napoleonic Wars a German inhabitant is sentenced to death for striking a French soldier who assaulted his wife.
Some scenes were shot
on location on
Lüneburg Heath . The film's sets were designed by
August Rinaldi . It received a generally poor reception from critics on its release.
Wolfgang von Schwind as Martin Schlaeger, Dorfschulze
Hertha Guthmar as Luise, seine Tochter
Alfons Fryland as Joachim Schlaeger, Heidebauer
Betty Astor as Anna, seine Frau
Dietrich Henkels as Joachim, beider Sohn
Karl Falkenberg as Bracke, Steuereinnehmer
Gerhard Dammann as Mertens, Gastwirt
Renate Noack as Martha, seine Tochter
Robert Leffler as Pfarrer Holten
Rudolf Klein-Rhoden as Klaus, der Köhler
Anna Müller-Lincke as eine Magd
Ferdinand von Alten as Hauptmann Maray
Gerd Briese as junger Ehemann
Hanni Reinwald as junge Ehefrau
Alfred Loretto as Hannes, der Schmied
Max Maximilian as Jean, Offiziersbursche
Karl Platen as Schäfer
Paul Rehkopf as Korporal Landry
Ernst Rückert as Leutnant de Vale
Magnus Stifter as Major Roisson
Alfred Krautz. International directory of cinematographers, set- and costume designers in film, Volume 4 . Saur, 1984.