An Old Heart Becomes Young Again (1943)
All throughout his entire life, Friedrich Wilhelm Hoffmann let his career run roughshod over his personal life. He had no wife, because he was married instead to his chocolate factory. Now he’s old and gray, and his relatives, who are greedily waiting for him to kick the bucket so they can get their hands on his worldly goods, keep their distance from him. Then one day, an astonished Hoffmann is visited by a young woman named Brigitte, who asserts, that she’s his granddaughter. Suddenly, it all comes back to the old man: as a young man, he had a short, but intense, love affair, which he had to end on the insistence of his father.
Director: Erich Engel
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 97 min
Release Date: April 2, 1943
Cast
- Emil Jannings - Friedrich Hoffmann, Seniorchef
- Viktor de Kowa - Dr. Paul Dehnhardt, sein Neffe
- Maria Landrock - Brigitte Lüders, Hoffmanns Enkelin
- Will Dohm - Heinrich Hoffmann, Friedrichs Neffe
- Elisabeth Flickenschildt - Jenny Hoffmann, seine Frau
- Harald Paulsen - Richard Lorenz, Friedrich Hoffmanns Neffe
- Roma Bahn - Irene Lorenz, seine Frau
- Paul Hubschmid - Willibald Mack
- Margit Symo - Ilona Halmos
- Paul Henckels - Justizrat Flinth
Screenplay
- Lotte Neumann (Screenplay)
- Maurus Pacher (Story)
- Walter Wassermann
Language: Deutsch
Original Language: de
More Films by Director: Erich Engel
More Films in Genre: Comedy
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is An Old Heart Becomes Young Again about?
- All throughout his entire life, Friedrich Wilhelm Hoffmann let his career run roughshod over his personal life. He had no wife, because he was married instead to his chocolate factory. Now he’s old and gray, and his relatives, who are greedily waiting for him to kick the bucket so they can get their hands on his worldly goods, keep their distance from him. Then one day, an astonished Hoffmann is visited by a young woman named Brigitte, who asserts, that she’s his granddaughter. Suddenly, it all comes back to the old man: as a young man, he had a short, but intense, love affair, which he had to end on the insistence of his father.
- Who directed An Old Heart Becomes Young Again?
- An Old Heart Becomes Young Again was directed by Erich Engel.
- Who stars in An Old Heart Becomes Young Again?
- An Old Heart Becomes Young Again stars Emil Jannings, Viktor de Kowa, Maria Landrock, Will Dohm, Elisabeth Flickenschildt, Harald Paulsen.
- How long is An Old Heart Becomes Young Again?
- An Old Heart Becomes Young Again has a runtime of 1h 37m (97 minutes).
- What genre is An Old Heart Becomes Young Again?
- An Old Heart Becomes Young Again is a Comedy film.