Heintje - A Heart Goes on a Journey

1969 1h 44m DE

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7.2

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★7.2TMDB · 9

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Synopsis

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A poor orphan boy runs away from the children's home and sets up his lonely fatherly friend with his youth welfare officer. As a result, nothing stands in the way of our hero's adoption.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Heintje Simons
Heintje
Heinz Reincke
Alfred Teichmann
Gerlinde Locker
Hanna Schwarz
Sieghardt Rupp
Günter Schelle
Dagmar Altrichter
Monika Klausen
Ralf Wolter
Harry
Solvi Stübing
Gerdi Weber
Rudolf Schündler
Principal Neumann

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Werner Jacobs
Writers: Eberhard Keindorff, Johanna Sibelius
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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ERA

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57 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Werner Jacobs, shot by Heinz Hölscher. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Heintje Simons and Heinz Reincke and Gerlinde Locker carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0064410 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Werner Jacobs directs. Heinz Hölscher behind the camera. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

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157 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Werner Jacobs, shot by Heinz Hölscher. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Heintje Simons and Heinz Reincke and Gerlinde Locker carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0064410 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.