I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg (1952 film)

I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg
Directed by	Ernst Neubach
Produced by	Werner Fischer Fritz Kirchhoff
Written by	Gustav Kampendonk Ernst Neubach
Starring	Eva Probst Adrian Hoven Paul Hörbiger Herbert Hübner
Music by	Fred Raymond Alfred Strasser
Cinematography	Otto Baecker
Edited by	Rosemarie Weinert
Production company	Pontus Film
Distributed by	Gloria Film
Release dates	29 October 1952
Running time	99 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg (German:Ich hab' mein Herz in Heidelberg verloren) is a 1952 West German romantic musical film directed by Ernst Neubach and starring Eva Probst, Adrian Hoven and Paul Hörbiger. The film takes its title from the popular song I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg, whose lyrics Neubach had co-written in the 1920s. It was part of a strong trend towards heimatfilm productions set in romanticised Southern Germany, Austria or Switzeland. It premiered in Heidelberg on 29 October 1952.

The film is not a remake of I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg fom 1926.

Cast

• Eva Probst as Hella Romberg
• Adrian Hoven as Tony de Boers
• Paul Hörbiger as Josef Degener
• Dorit Kreysler as Pia Biberger
• Herbert Hübner as Präsident de Boers
• Ruth Stephan as Dietlinde, Studentin
• Christiane Maybach as Rita, Studentin
• Joachim Teege as Heinrich, Konditor
• Wolfgang Neuss as Karl, Student
• Reinhard Kolldehoff as Kapitän Reimann
• Adi Lödel as Otto, Konditorlehrling
• Ingrid Merz as Schwester Elvira
• Maria Syna as Sekretärin
• Maria Hofen as Pensionswirtin
• Nora Hagist
• Anni Marle
• Edith Meinel

Bibliography

• Bergfelder, Tim. International Adventures: German Popular Cinema and European Co-Productions in the 1960s. Berhahn Books, 2005.
• Marshall, Bill & Stillwell, Robynn. Musicals: Hollywood and Beyond. Intellect Books, 2000.

External links

• I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg at IMDb