Heimat (1938 film)

Heimat is a 1938 German historical drama film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Zarah Leander, Heinrich George and Ruth Hellberg. The film's melodramatic storyline portrays the return of a leading singer to her hometown, where her father wishes her to settle down and marry. It is based on the 1893 play Heimat by Hermann Sudermann.

Heimat
Directed byCarl Froelich
Written by
Produced by
  • Carl Froelich
  • Friedrich Pflughaupt
Starring
CinematographyFranz Weihmayr
Edited byGustav Lohse
Music byTheo Mackeben
Production
companies
  • Tonfilmstudio Carl Froelich
  • UFA
Distributed byUFA
Release date
  • June 25, 1938 (1938-06-25) (Germany)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryNazi Germany
LanguageGerman

It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Franz Schroedter and Walter Haag.

Froelich won the award for best director at the 1938 Venice Film Festival for this film.

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