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Straße zur Heimat (1952)

Straße zur Heimat poster
Directed by
Romano Mengon
Genre
drama
Country
Italy
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man travels through scenic Alpine and Italian landscapes on a journey back to his childhood home. He reconnects with family and old acquaintances along the way.

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What happens

Road to Home (German: Straße zur Heimat) is a 1952 West German drama film directed by Romano Mengon and starring Angelika Hauff, Rolf Moebius and Eduard Köck. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location around Bolzano, Merano, the Dolomites, Lake Garda, Rapallo and Genoa The film's sets were designed by the art director Gottfried zum Winkel. It was the only-post-war work of the director Mengon who had previously made several films in the Weimar Republic. It is part of the popular tradition of Heimatfilm. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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