Heimat (1984): Cast
Heimat is a 1984 drama directed by Edgar Reitz, starring Marita Breuer as Maria Simon, Dieter Schaad and Peter Harting.
- Director
- Edgar Reitz
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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German - After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Heimat About?
The premise of Heimat without spoilers.
A sweeping chronicle of Germany from 1919 to 1982 set in the fictional village of Schabbach, following Maria Simon and her family as their personal lives and the surrounding community are reshaped by the tumultuous historical events that unfold around them.
Heimat Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- provincial life
- village people
- sexuality
- german culture
- family relationships
- remote
- descent
- ancestry
- 20th century history
- female frontal nudity
- fiance fiancee relationship
- female full frontal nudity
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- female nudity
- female pubic hair
- hairy bush
- village
- 1970s
- 1960s
- auteur tv
- new german cinema
- tv mini series
- war memorial
- death of loved one
- seeing the dead
- multi generational
- three generations
- family home
- social progress
- mayor
- casualty of war
- rural development
- modernization
- german history
- blacksmith
- single mother
- husband leaves family
- war veteran
- prostitute
- weimar republic
- village fool
- world war two
- uncle nephew relationship
- mother son relationship
- father son relationship
- aunt nephew relationship
- germany
- sister
- love interest
- bride
- world war one
Heimat Cast & Characters
Marita Breuer leads the cast as Maria Simon, with Dieter Schaad as Paul Simon and Peter Harting as Hermann Simon. Directed by Edgar Reitz; 25 actors are credited in all.
- Director Edgar Reitz
- Marita Breuer as Maria Simon
- Dieter Schaad as Paul Simon
- Peter Harting as Hermann Simon
- Matthias Kniesbeck as Anton Simon
Also Starring in Heimat
· 21 more- Rüdiger Weigang Eduard Simon
- Gertrud Bredel Katharina Simon
- Willi Burger Mathias Simon
- Gudrun Landgrebe Klärchen Sisse
- Hans-Jürgen Schatz Wilfried Wiegand
- Karin Rasenack Lucie Hardtke
- Jörg Hube Otto Wohlleben
- Karin Kienzer Pauline Kröber
- Eva Maria Bayerwaltes Pauline
- Helga Bender Martina
- Jörg Richter Hermann Simon
- Sabine Wagner Martha
- Gabriele Blum Lotti
- Kurt Wagner Glasisch Karl
- Johannes Lobewein Alois Wiegand
- Eva Maria Schneider Marie-Goot
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- Arno Lang Robert Kröber
- Alexander Scholz Hänschen
- Otto Henn Glockzieh
- Manfred Kuhn Wirt
- Markus Reiter Anton Simon
Heimat Also Known As
5 alternative titles, including “Heimat - Eine deutsche Chronik” and “Heimat: A Chronicle of Germany”.
- Also known as
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- Heimat - Eine deutsche Chronik
- Heimat: A Chronicle of Germany
- Heimat 1 : Une chronique allemande
- Родной край: хроники Германии
- 故乡
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Movies Like Heimat
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Heimat II: A Chronicle of a Generation, Heimat 3: A Chronicle of Endings and Beginnings and Heimat is a Space in Time.
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Heimat II: A Chronicle of a Generation 1993 -
Heimat 3: A Chronicle of Endings and Beginnings 2007 -
Heimat is a Space in Time 2020 -
Heimat Fragments: The Women 2006 -
Habermann 2011 -
Holocaust 1978 -
Germany, Year Zero 1948 -
Landrauschen 2018 -
Fatherland 1994 -
Germany Pale Mother 1980 -
Blind at Heart 2023 -
Vatersland 2020
Heimat FAQ: Cast, Director & Post-Credit Scene
Director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Heimat, each answered in a sentence.
Who directed Heimat?
Heimat was directed by Edgar Reitz.
More films by Edgar Reitz Who is in the cast of Heimat?
Heimat stars Marita Breuer as Maria Simon, Dieter Schaad as Paul Simon and Peter Harting as Hermann Simon, among 25 credited actors.
Does Heimat have a post-credit scene?
No. Heimat has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Heimat in?
The original language of Heimat is German.
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