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The Heath Is Green (1972)

The Heath Is Green poster
Original title
Grün ist die Heide
Directed by
Harald Reinl
Genre
musical film, Heimatfilm
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 26m
Rated
6
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man returns to his homeland in the heath. He reconnects with old friends and gets involved in local dramas that are set to music.

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What happens

The Heath is Green (German: Grün ist die Heide) is a 1972 German drama film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Roy Black, Monika Lundi and Peter Millowitsch. It is not a remake of the 1951 film The Heath Is Green, but is also based on the motifes by Hermann Löns. Some of his poems were turned into songs in this movie. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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