Heimweh (1937)
Christof Peleikis is a seasoned sailor who once served as a helmsman on many ships. Since having a wife and child, he works as a fisherman and lives in a small village. When a ship gets into trouble off the coast one day, Christof rushes to its aid. He manages to save the ship and its crew, but one of the helmsmen is killed. Christof is eventually persuaded by the alluring captain's wife, Evelyn, to take the man's place. Without saying goodbye to his family, he sets sail...
- Released
- 1937-09-02
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Jürgen von Alten
- TMDB rating
- 10.0/10 from 1 votes
Cast
- Gustav Knuth as Christof Peleikis, Fischer und Steuermann
- Carsta Löck as Marie, Christofs Frau
- Paul Westermeier as Holm, Kapitän, Evelyns Mann
- Horst Birr as Blake - Schiffsjunge der 'Triton
- Fritz Odemar as Webster, Haupt der Schmugglerbande
- Wolfgang Kieling as Robby, Sohn des Bankpräsidenten
- Hilde Seipp as Evelyne
- Otto Wernicke as Stober, Pastor
- Klaus Pohl
- Georg H. Schnell as Ein amerikanischer Staatsanwalt
- Bodo Kaatz as Pitt, Christofs und Maries Sohn
- Walter Franck as Hendrik Hann, Knecht