Roses Bloom on the Moorland (1929)

Original title

Rosen blühen auf dem Heidegrab

Directed by

Curt Blachnitzky

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

Weimar Republic

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

During the Napoleonic Wars, a German man hits a French soldier for attacking his wife. He is sentenced to death for the act.

earnestsomberrestrainedhistoricalquietly intensemelodramaticgroundedstark

What happens

Roses Bloom on the Moorland (German: Rosen blühen auf dem Heidegrab) is a 1929 German silent historical drama film directed by Kurt Blachy and starring Wolfgang von Schwind, Hertha Guthmar and Betty Astor. During the Napoleonic Wars a German inhabitant is sentenced to death for striking a French soldier who assaulted his wife. Some scenes were shot on location on Lüneburg Heath. The film's sets were designed by August Rinaldi. It received a generally poor reception from critics on its release. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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