Journey to Happiness
Journey to Happiness (German: Fahrt ins Glück) is a 1948 German romantic drama film directed by Erich Engel and starring Käthe Dorsch, Rudolf Forster and Hildegard Knef. It was made at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin[1] while location shooting took place around the Attersee (lake) in Austria.The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Kettelhut. It was one of a significant number of films produced during Nazi Germany but not released until after the fall of the Nazi regime.[2] It was originally made in 1944 during the Second World War, but its release was delayed by four years before it eventually premiered in the Soviet Zone.[3]
| Journey to Happiness | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Erich Engel |
| Written by | Thea von Harbou |
| Produced by | Walter Bolz |
| Starring | Käthe Dorsch Rudolf Forster Hildegard Knef |
| Cinematography | Franz Weihmayr |
| Edited by | Walter von Bonhorst |
| Music by | Bruno Balz |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Sovexport Film |
Release date | 6 August 1948 |
Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Cast
- Käthe Dorsch as Celia Loevengaard
- Rudolf Forster as Konsul Hoyermann
- Hildegard Knef as Susanne Loevengaard
- Werner Fuetterer as Richard Jürgens
- Hedwig Wangel as Großmutter Loevengaard
- Ruth Nimbach as Lisette, Hausmädchen
- Max Eckard as Fred, Artist
- Gustav Knuth as Holm, Antiquitätenhändler
- Erich Fiedler as Varietebesucher
- Hans Stiebner as Varietebesucher
- Karl Hannemann as Gläubiger bei Loevengaards
- Heinrich Troxbömker as Gläubiger bei Loevengaards
- Helmuth Helsig as Schlafwagenschaffner
- Victor Janson as Varietiedirektor
- Maria Loja as Artist
- Hellmuth Passarge as Chauffeur
References
- Trimborn p.83
- Rentschler p.268
- Films in Review, Volume 7. National Board of Review of Motion Pictures, 1956. p.45
Bibliography
- Rentschler, Eric. The Ministry of Illusion: Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife. Harvard University Press, 1996.
- Trimborn, Jürgen. Hildegard Knef: das Glück kennt nur Minuten : die Biographie. Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, 2005.
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