Midsummer Night's Fire or St. John's Fire (German: Johannisfeuer) is a 1939 German drama film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Anna Dammann, Ernst von Klipstein, and Gertrud Meyen.[1] The film is based on the play Fires of St. John by Hermann Sudermann. The title refers to Saint John's Eve.
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German | Johannisfeuer |
Directed by | Arthur Maria Rabenalt |
Screenplay by | Alf Teichs Kurt Heuser |
Based on | Fires of St. John by Hermann Sudermann |
Produced by | Ernst Günter Techow |
Starring | Anna Dammann Ernst von Klipstein Gertrud Meyen |
Cinematography | Willy Winterstein |
Edited by | Alice Ludwig |
Music by | Herbert Windt |
Production company | Terra Film |
Distributed by | Terra Film |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
Country | Germany |
Language | German |
The film's art direction was by Carl Böhm [de] and Erich Czerwonski. Location shooting took place in Prenzlau and around Masuria in East Prussia. It was remade in 1954 as Love is Forever.
After many years in Africa, a man returns to his village in East Prussia to marry his intended bride. However, he finds himself drawn to another girl and contemplates running away with her.
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