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The Immortal Heart (German: Das Unsterbliche Herz) is a 1939 German drama film directed by Veit Harlan and starring Heinrich George. It was based on Walter Harlan's play The Nuremberg Egg and depicts the inventor of the watch, Peter Henlein.
The Immortal Heart: Directed by Veit Harlan. With Heinrich George, Kristina Söderbaum, Paul Wegener, Raimund Schelcher. Biography of Paul Henlein, the man who invented the pocket watch.
- (72)
- Drama, History
- Veit Harlan
- 1939-10-20
Synopsis. Nuremberg durting the time of Albrecht Durer and the famous geographer Martin Behaim: the locksmith Peter Henlein is looking for a way to make bullets more accurate by designing a new form.
- Veit Harlan
Critics reviews. In 1517, the explorer and cartographer Martin Beheim is shipwrecked on account of poor navigational and timekeeping equipment. On his return to his native Nuremburg, the authorities agree to supply him with new ships, provided he has better equipment.
Nuremberg durting the time of Albrecht Durer and the famous geographer Martin Behaim: the locksmith Peter Henlein is looking for a way to make bullets more accurate by designing a new form. Just as he welds together two round balls into an elongated shape, he believes he's discovered that his assistant Konrad is trying to alienate his wife from him. There is a struggle, during which Henlein's ...
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The demonisation of director Veit Harlan resulting from his notorious film 'Jud Suss' has been well documented. A year earlier he made 'The Immortal Heart' which although not one of his greatest has touches of the master film-maker that he undoubdtedly was.
