Heart of Stone

Peter Munk makes a deal with the sinister being called "Holländer-Michel". He offers to trade Peter′s human heart for one made of stone. Once he has the "cold heart" in his body, Peter eventually strikes a fortune and enjoys great wealth, but at the same time, he becomes a bitter and emotionless man – and, having lost all traces of humanity, even murders his wife Lisbeth. Only then does Peter Munk finally realize what has become of him, and he decides to regain his real heart from Holländer-Michel.

Keywords

  • DEFA
  • DEFA Märchenfilme
  • Märchenfilme
  • costume film
  • fairytale

Actors

  • Lutz Moik
  • Hanna Rucker
  • Paul Esser
  • Paul Bildt
  • Erwin Geschonneck

Director

  • Paul Verhoeven

Kids & Family


1h 44min


0 FSK

DE

GDR
1950
Lavish adaptation of Wilhelm Hauff′s fairy tale: Young charburner Peter Munk dreams of joining the upper class.

Lavish adaptation of Wilhelm Hauff′s fairy tale: Young charburner Peter Munk dreams of joining the upper class.


Peter Munk makes a deal with the sinister being called "Holländer-Michel".


He offers to trade Peter′s human heart for one made of stone. Once he has the "cold heart" in his body, Peter eventually strikes a fortune and enjoys great wealth, but at the same time, he becomes a bitter and emotionless man – and, having lost all traces of humanity, even murders his wife Lisbeth. Only then does Peter Munk finally realize what has become of him, and he decides to regain his real heart from Holländer-Michel.

Cast & Crew