The Immortal Heart | |
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Directed by | Veit Harlan |
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Produced by | Gerhard Staab |
Starring | Heinrich George |
Cinematography | Bruno Mondi |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
Country | Nazi Germany |
Language | German |
Budget | 1,750,000 ℛℳ [1] (equivalent to €7,784,469 in 2021) |
Box office | 2,500,000 ℛℳ [2] (equivalent to €11,120,670 in 2021) |
The Immortal Heart ( German: Das Unsterbliche Herz) is a 1939 German drama film directed by Veit Harlan and starring Heinrich George. [3] It was based on Walter Harlan's play The Nuremberg Egg and depicts the inventor of the watch, Peter Henlein. [4]
Production began in July 1938. [1] To recreate Nuremberg as it looked in 1517, the streets were covered with sand and other demodernization took place. [2] 500 Sturmabteilung horsemen took part in medieval costumes. [2] Harlan and Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels concurred on some cuts to the finished film. [2]