Homesickness (1943)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Homesickness |
| Original title | Lassie Come Home |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1943 |
| length | 89 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Fred M. Wilcox |
| script | Hugo Butler |
| production |
Samuel Marx , Harry Rapf , Dore Schary |
| music |
Daniele Amfitheatrof , Erich Zeisl |
| camera |
Leonard Smith , Charles P. Boyle |
| cut | Ben Lewis |
| occupation | |
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Heimweh is an American film released in 1943. It is the first feature film to feature the film collie Lassie as the main character.
The film is based on a literary model by the British-American writer Eric Knight . On December 17, 1938, his short story Lassie Come Home appeared in the Saturday Evening Post . In 1940 the material was published as a novel.
In 2005 the film was remade under the title Lassie Returns .
action
The Collie dog Lassie is the best friend of boy Joe , who lives in Yorkshire , England . Every day Lassie picks up the boy from school at four in the afternoon. Since the family is in dire straits, Joe's parents sell Lassie one day to the Duke von Rudling, whose granddaughter Priscilla is happy about the collie. But Lassie runs away and returns to the family, but is fetched back by an assistant to the Duke. When Lassie runs away from the Duke again and Joe tries to escape with her, his father brings the dog back one more time. Joe's mother is happy that Lassie is out of the house.
One day Lassie runs away again while walking with the Duke's dog-keeper; a protracted escape through wind and weather begins, during which she almost falls prey to hunters who mistake her for a poaching dog. When the exhausted Lassie reaches a farm, she is nursed up by the farmers. When the farmer's wife notices that Lassie is getting restless every day at four o'clock, the couple lets Lassie go. Lassie gets to know the gypsy Rowlie, who takes her along on a journey where she will one day defend him from thieves. During her further journey she manages to escape two dog catchers.
Lassie returns home exhausted from the long journey. The family is still in need. Joe's mother is now relieved that Lassie is back because her son Joe was very sad without her. The duke visits the family. He offers Joe's father work as a guard for his dogs. When he sees Lassie, he pretends not to recognize her. When it gets to four o'clock, Lassie leaves, despite her exhaustion, to pick up her friend Joe from school as usual.
Joe and Priscilla become friends and spend their time with Lassie and their offspring.
synchronization
The German version of the film has the following voice actors :
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Carraclough | Donald Crisp | Konrad Wagner |
| Duke of Rudling | Nigel Bruce | Walter Werner |
| Farmer Daniel Fadden | Benjamin Webster | Otto fee |
| Hynes | J. Pat O'Malley | Fritz Rasp |
background
Movies like Homesickness were considered the ideal entertainment entertainment in the war-torn USA. For the selection of the right Collie, a large casting was held on the grounds of the MGM Studios , at which the breeders had to present their dogs to a jury .
Homesickness was Elizabeth Taylor's second film, and the first film she starred in for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. MGM then gave her one of the seven-year studio contracts customary at the time . Taylor only had four scenes in the film and can be seen for less than 10 minutes in total. The real main character in the film is the dog.
For the role of Priscilla, the studio had initially provided Maria Flynn , who after filming began (in September 1942) turned out to be too big, namely a head taller than her screen partner Roddy McDowall . The producers didn't want the audience to have a girl bigger than a boy during this period, so Taylor got the role.
Awards
- In 1944, Heimweh was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Camera category.
- In 1993 the film was included in the National Film Registry .
Reviews
“First film in a six-part series about the Collie bitch Lassie (1943–1951), who later became world famous as the star of a TV series. Entertaining for young and old. "
Web links
- Homesick in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Homesickness in the German synchronkartei.de, accessed on November 8, 2019.
- ↑ Brenda Maddox: Who's Afraid of Elizabeth Taylor? A Myth of Our Time . Evans, 1977, ISBN 0-87131-243-3 , p. 26
- ↑ Homesickness. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .