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Das kalte Herz 1950

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: Paul Verhoeven & Wolff von Gordon
Runtime: 101 minutes
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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Also known as:
  • A Lenda da Floresta
  • Corazón de piedra
  • Hideg szív
  • Heart of Stone
  • The Cold Heart