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Heart of Stone

Heart of Stone

19506.11h 41m

Overview

Lavish adaptation of Wilhelm Hauff′s fairy tale: Young charburner Peter Munk dreams of joining the upper class. He makes a deal with the sinister Holländer-Michel, who offers to trade Peter′s human heart for one made of stone. Once he has the "cold heart" in his body, Peter eventually strikes a fortune and enjoys great wealth, but at the same time, he becomes a bitter and emotionless man – and, having lost all traces of humanity, even murders his wife Lisbeth. Only then does Peter Munk finally realize what has become of him, and he decides to regain his real heart from Holländer-Michel.

Directed by Paul Verhoeven
Written by Wolff von Gordon, Paul Verhoeven, Wilhelm Hauff
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Top Cast

Lutz Moik

Lutz Moik

Peter Munk

Hanna Rucker

Hanna Rucker

Lisbeth

Paul Esser

Paul Esser

Ezechiel

Paul Bildt

Paul Bildt

Glasmännlein

Erwin Geschonneck

Erwin Geschonneck

Holländer-Michel

Hannsgeorg Laubenthal

Hannsgeorg Laubenthal

Hannes

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Walter Tarrach

Amtmann

Lotte Loebinger

Lotte Loebinger

Peters Mutter

Alexander Engel

Alexander Engel

Lisbeths Oheim

Karl Hellmer

Karl Hellmer

Meister Anton

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Themes & Keywords

fairy tale

About Heart of Stone

Heart of Stone is a family, drama, fantasy film released in 1950 exploring themes of fairy tale. Directed by Paul Verhoeven, it stars Lutz Moik, Hanna Rucker, Paul Esser. Lavish adaptation of Wilhelm Hauff′s fairy tale: Young charburner Peter Munk dreams of joining the upper class. He makes a deal with the sinister Holländer-Michel, who offers to trade Peter′s human heart for one made of stone. Once he has the "cold heart" in his body, Peter eventually strikes a fortune and enjoys great wealth, but at the same time, he becomes a bitter and emotionless man – and, having lost all traces of humanity, even murders his wife Lisbeth. Only then does Peter Munk finally realize what has become of him, and he decides to regain his real heart from Holländer-Michel.

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