Where the Ancient Forests Rustle

Where the Ancient Forests Rustle (German: Wo die alten Wälder rauschen) is a 1956 West German drama film directed by Alfons Stummer and starring Willy Fritsch, Josefin Kipper and Carl Möhner. It was one of a large number of heimatfilm pictures made during the decade.^[1]

Where the Ancient Forests Rustle
Directed by	Alfons Stummer
Written by	Alfons Stummer Werner P. Zibaso
Produced by	Eberhard Meichsner Walter Traut
Starring	Willy Fritsch Josefin Kipper Carl Möhner
Cinematography	Herbert Thallmayer
Edited by	Walter Boos
Music by	Marc Roland Rolf A. Wilhelm
Production company	Divina-Film
Distributed by	Gloria Film
Release date	14 September 1956 (1956-09-14)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

The film's sets were designed by the art director Gabriel Pellon.

Synopsis

The widowed owner of a Hamburg construction company takes his young son on holiday to the Austrian Alps, but his obsession with work drives a wedge between them.

Cast

• Willy Fritsch as Harald Rehm
• Josefin Kipper as Margret Bruhn
• Carl Möhner as Klaus Baumgartner
• Armin Dahlen as Toni Burgstaller
• Peter Finkbeiner as Nils, Rehms Sohn
• Peter Fischer as Loisl
• Gundula Korte
• Maria Hofen
• Lotte Rausch
• Gerty Godden as Barbara Henkel
• Elfie Pertramer as Vroni, Hausmädchen
• Herta Staal
• Michl Lang
• Franz Fröhlich
• Til Kiwe as Eibl, Ingenieur
• Sepp Rist