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With Heart and Hand for the Fatherland (German: Mit Herz und Hand fürs Vaterland) is a 1915 Austrian silent war drama film directed by Jacob Fleck and Luise Fleck and starring Hubert Marischka, Hermann Benke and Liane Haid. The composer Franz Lehár, better known for his operetta, created a score to accompany the film during screenings.

With Heart and Hand for the Fatherland
Directed by	Jacob Fleck Luise Fleck
Written by	Jacob Fleck Luise Fleck
Produced by	Anton Kolm
Starring	Hubert Marischka Hermann Benke Liane Haid
Music by	Franz Lehár
Production company	Wiener Kunstfilm
Release date	31 December 1915
Running time	82 minutes
Country	Austro-Hungarian Empire
Languages	Silent German intertitles

A patriotic story designed to support Austria's war effort during the First World War, it marked the screen debut of actress Liane Haid who went on be a leading screen star.[1]

Plot

A reserve officer in the Tyrolean Rifles leaves his family go and fight on the Italian Front.

Cast

• Hubert Marischka
• Margarete Thumann
• Liane Haid
• Hermann Benke
• Karl Baumgartner
• Franz Felix
• Viktoria Pohl-Meiser
• Polly Janisch
• Louis Seeman
• Max Neufeld
• Hermann Romberg

References

Bibliography

• Robert Von Dassanowsky. Austrian Cinema: A History. McFarland, 2005.

External links

• With Heart and Hand for the Fatherland at IMDb

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