When the Heath Is in Bloom

When the Heath Is in Bloom (German: Wenn die Heide blüht) is a 1960 West German drama film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Joachim Hansen, Walter Richter, and Peter Carsten. It is loosely based on stories by Hermann Löns.^[1]

When the Heath Is in Bloom
Directed by	Hans Deppe
Written by	Gustav Kampendonk Hermann Löns
Produced by	Kurt Ulrich Heinz Willeg
Starring	Joachim Hansen Walter Richter Peter Carsten
Cinematography	Hannes Fuchs Willi Sohm
Edited by	Wolfgang Wehrum
Music by	Raimund Rosenberger [de]
Production company	Kurt Ulrich Filmproduktion
Distributed by	Deutsche Film Hansa
Release date	21 October 1960 (1960-10-21)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

The film's art direction was by Willi Herrmann. It was shot at the Bendestorf Studios near Hamburg and on location on Lüneburg Heath.

Cast

• Joachim Hansen as Rolf
• Walter Richter as Jochen Petersen
• Peter Carsten as Klaus
• Veronika Bayer as Anne
• Heinz Engelmann as Förster Harkort
• Rita Paul as Vera, Singer
• Rainer Brandt as Harms Brockdorf
• Gardy Granass as Sonja
• Ludwig Linkmann [de; fr] as Heidebewohner
• Josef Sieber as Dirk
• Rudolf Platte as Lemcke
• Willy Fritsch as Dr. Erdman
• Ernst Stankovski as Karl
• Wolfgang Wahl as Anton
• Peer Schmidt as Hein
• Hans Richter as Musician Peter
• Heidi Kabel as Wirtschafterin