| A Heidelberg Romance | |
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| Directed by | Paul Verhoeven |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | Heinrich Jonen |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Konstantin Irmen-Tschet |
| Edited by | Ilse Voigt |
| Music by | Werner R. Heymann |
| Production company | Meteor-Film |
| Distributed by | Schorcht Filmverleih |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
A Heidelberg Romance (German: Heidelberger Romanze) is a 1951 West German romance film directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Liselotte Pulver, O.W. Fischer and Gardy Granass. The film set a template for portraying German-American relations.
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Paul Markwitz and Fritz Maurischat. It was shot at the Bendestorf Studios and on location in Heidelberg.
Plot
While accompanying his daughter on a trip to Heidelberg, a wealthy American businessman recounts a romance he had with a local girl forty years before.
Cast
- Liselotte Pulver as Susanne Edwards
- O.W. Fischer as Hans-Joachim, Prinz von Reiningen
- Gardy Granass as Fannerl Brückner
- Gunnar Möller as William Edwards jr
- Hans Leibelt as William Edwards
- Ruth Niehaus as Gabriele Attendorf
- Hans Reiser as Erwin Turner
- Margarete Haagen as Tante Amalie Brückner
- Paul Verhoeven as Detektiv Schulze
- Melanie Horeschowsky as Alte Fannerl
- Joachim Brennecke as Thomas Altendorf
- Franz Schafheitlin as Hotelbediensteter
References
- Stephan p.163
Bibliography
- Bergfelder, Tim & Bock, Hans-Michael. The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopedia of German. Berghahn Books, 2009.
- Stephan, Alexander. Americanization & Anti-Americanism: The German Encounter With American Culture After 1945. Berghahn Books, 2005.
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- Films directed by Paul Verhoeven (Germany)
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