King of Hearts (1947)

Original title

Herzkönig

Directed by

Helmut Weiss

Genre

comedy film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 28m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man finds his life turned upside down when he becomes involved in a series of comedic misunderstandings. The story follows his attempts to navigate the resulting chaos and find a happy resolution.

lightheartedwhimsicalplayfulgentlewarmoptimisticold-fashioned

What happens

King of Hearts (German: Herzkönig) is a 1947 German comedy film directed by Helmut Weiss and starring Hans Nielsen, Aribert Wäscher, and Sonja Ziemann. The film was the first production of Artur Brauner's CCC Films, which would later develop into a leading company in West German cinema. It was produced at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by art director Ernst H. Albrecht. In the Soviet Zone of Germany, it was distributed by the state-owned company DEFA. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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