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Melody of the Heath (1956)

Melody of the Heath poster
Original title
Heidemelodie
Directed by
Ulrich Erfurth
Genre
romance film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
6
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A romance unfolds in the rural setting of the Lüneburg Heath. It follows a woman and a man as they navigate love and life in a post-war German countryside.

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What happens

Melody of the Heath (German: Heidemelodie) is a 1956 West German romance film directed by Ulrich Erfurth and starring Carsta Löck, Martin Benrath and Kurt Vespermann. It is part of the post-war tradition of heimatfilm, taking place on Lüneburg Heath. It was shot in eastmancolor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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