When the Heath Dreams at Night

Overview

A film about men's friendship and the complications of love: Karl and Peter are close buddies since they were pilots in defense of German cities during ww-ii. Now they are working together in a bomb disarm unit. During a vacation they visit Karl's mother and fiancée Helge in the heath-land. When Helge meets Peter, it's love on first sight. But Karl, who's considering quitting his job and buying a local gas station, fails to notice it. Torn between his feelings for Helge and his friendship to Karl, Peter accepts a dangerous job.

Directed by Paul Martin

Top cast

Rudolf Prack

Peter Gelius, Sprengmeiste

Viktor Staal

Karl Odewig, Sprengmeister

Margot Trooger

Helga, Karls Braut

Fita Benkhoff

Hermine Knauer

Margarete Haagen

Frau Odewig, Karls Mutter

Ilse Steppat

Brigitte

Beppo Brem

Xaver Franz, Leiter der Sprengtruppe

Albert Florath

Bürgermeister Knauer

W

Willy Schneider

Sänger

Berta Drews

Walter Gross

Reinhard Kolldehoff

Arno Paulsen

E

Else Reval

Victor Janson

Siegfried Breuer

Konsul Berghaus

Walter Franck

Ernst Deutsch

Otto Gebühr

T

Tibor Jost

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