When the Heath Dreams at Night

The story

A film about men's friendship and the complications of love: Karl and Peter are close buddies since they were pilots in defense of German cities during ww-ii. Now they are working together in a bomb disarm unit. During a vacation they visit Karl's mother and fiancée Helge in the heath-land. When Helge meets Peter, it's love on first sight. But Karl, who's considering quitting his job and buying a local gas station, fails to notice it. Torn between his feelings for Helge and his friendship to Karl, Peter accepts a dangerous job.

Cast & crew

Rudolf PrackPeter Gelius, Sprengmeiste

Viktor StaalKarl Odewig, Sprengmeister

Margot TroogerHelga, Karls Braut

Fita BenkhoffHermine Knauer

Margarete HaagenFrau Odewig, Karls Mutter

Ilse SteppatBrigitte

Beppo BremXaver Franz, Leiter der Sprengtruppe

Albert FlorathBürgermeister Knauer

Willy Schneider

Willy SchneiderSänger

Berta DrewsCast

Walter GrossCast

Reinhard KolldehoffCast