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Heimkehr
Also known as Hjemkomsten in Denmark; Kotiinpaluu in Finland; Le chant du prisonnier in France; O Canto do Prisioneiro in Portugal; Homecoming in the USA
(1928) Germany
B&W : Ten reels / 3006 metres
Directed by Joe May
Cast: Lars Hanson [Richard], Dita Parlo [Anna], Gustav Frölich [Karl], Theodor Loos, Phillip Manning
Universum-Film Aktiengesellschaft production; distributed by Universum-Film Aktiengesellschaft [UFA]. / Produced by Erich Pommer. Scenario by Fred Majo (Joe May) and Dr. Fritz Wendhausen, from the novel Karl und Anna by Leonhard Frank. Production management by Arthur Hoffmann. Art direction by Alexandre Arnstam. Set design by Julius von Borsody. Cinematography by Günther Rittau and Konstantin Irmen-Tschet. / Released 29 August 1928. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Working title: Ketten. The production was shot from February 1928 through 5 May 1928. The film was released in Finland on 5 November 1928. The film was released in the USA by Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation on 17 November 1928 (© 15 February 1929 by Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation [LP129]. The film was released in Portugal on 5 March 1930. The film was released in Japan on 2 April 1930. / Silent film.
Drama.
Survival status: Print exists [16mm reduction positive].
Current rights holder: Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung [Germany]; Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 28 September 2013.
References: Bardèche-History p. 256; Everson-American pp. 329-330; Limbacher-Feature p. 111 : Website-IMDb.
Home video: DVD.
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