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Heaven, We Inherit a Castle (1943)

Heaven, We Inherit a Castle poster
Original title
Himmel, wir erben ein Schloß
Directed by
Peter Paul Brauer
Genre
comedy film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man unexpectedly inherits a castle and deals with the comic situations that arise. The film follows his attempts to manage this new property.

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What happens

Heaven, We Inherit a Castle (German: Himmel, wir erben ein Schloß) is a 1943 German comedy film directed by Peter Paul Brauer and starring Anny Ondra, Hans Brausewetter, and Carla Rust. The film was shot in German-occupied Prague, Ondra's hometown, by the Prag-Film company using the Hostivar Studios. It was Ondra's last starring role. The film is based on Hans Fallada's novel Kleiner Mann - großer Mann, alles vertauscht. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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