Hanneles Himmelfahrt (film)

Hanneles Himmelfahrt
Directed by Thea von Harbou
Produced by Gabriel Levy
Screenplay by Thea von Harbou
Based on The Assumption of Hannele by Gerhart Hauptmann
Starring Inge Landgut
Music by Gottfried Huppertz
Cinematography Robert Baberske
Edited by Fritz C. Mauch
Production
company
Release date
  • 13 April 1934 (1934-04-13)
Running time
66 minutes
Country Germany
Language German

Hanneles Himmelfahrt is a 1934 German drama film directed by Thea von Harbou and starring Inge Landgut. 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. The film is based on the play The Assumption of Hannele by Gerhart Hauptmann. It has strong Christian themes.[1]

An earlier adaptation of the play directed by Urban Gad was released in 1922.[2] Harbou was best known as a screenwriter; Hanneles Himmelfahrt was her second and last film as director. It premiered in Berlin on 13 April 1934.[1]

Cast

References

  1. 1 2 "Hanneles Himmelfahrt (1934)". Filmportal.de (in German). Deutsches Filminstitut. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
  2. "Hanneles Himmelfahrt (1922)". Filmportal.de (in German). Deutsches Filminstitut. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
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