Heart of Stone
Heart of Stone is an East German fantasy film directed by Paul Verhoeven. The first East German film made in Agfacolor, it was released in 1950. The film is based on the fairy tale of the same name originally published by Wilhelm Hauff in 1826.
Plot
Peter, a woodsman and his mother live in the Black Forest where he exists by selling charcoal. Stung by the ridicule of the wealthier inhabitants of the village and desiring to marry the beautiful Lisbeth, he sees his only chance for prosperity by locating a good forest spirit, the small Glasmännlein who grants him two wishes at first, then a third wish later. Peter wishes for wealth that he purchases a glassworks but due to his inexperience the glassworks fails and he gambles his money away.
Cast
- Alexander Engel
- Bernhard Goetzke
- Charles-Hans Vogt
- Egon Brosig
- Elfie Dugal
- Erwin Geschonneck
- Eva Probst
- Franz Weber
- Friedrich Maurer
- Hanna Rucker
- Hannsgeorg Laubenthal
- Heinz Voss
- Herbert Kieper
- Karl Heinz Deickert
- Karl Hellmer
- Klaus Kinski
- Lotte Loebinger
- Lutz Moik
- Paul Bildt
- Paul Esser
- Walter E. Fuß
- Walter Tarrach
- Willy Prager
More details
| author | Wilhelm Hauff |
|---|---|
| director | Paul Verhoeven |
| editor | Lena Neumann |
| genre | fantasy |
| keywords | black forest charcoal dark forest |
| musicBy | Herbert Trantow |
| publisher | DEFA |
| theme | wish fulfillment |