''The Eternal Spring'' (german: Der ewige Quell) is a 1940 German

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Fritz Kirchhoff Fritz Kirchhoff (1901–1953) was a German screenwriter, film producer and director. He was a noted director during the Nazi era, directing film such as the anti-British propaganda thriller '' Attack on Baku'' (1942). His 1942 film '' 5 June'', ...

and starring

Eugen Klöpfer Eugen Gottlob Klöpfer (10 March 1886 in Talheim, Heilbronn – 3 March 1950 in Wiesbaden) was a German actor. Early life Born to Karl Klöpfer and his wife Karoline, née Hörsch, Eugen attended the Realschule ("secondary school") in Heilbro ...

Bernhard Minetti Bernhard Theodor Henry Minetti (26 January 1905 – 12 October 1998) was a German actor. He appeared in 50 films between 1931 and 1996 but is mostly known for his distinguished stage career. Selected filmography *''The Murderer Dimitri Kara ...

and

Lina Carstens Lina Carstens (6 December 1892 in Wiesbaden – 22 September 1978 in Munich) was a German film and theater actress. On stage she appeared in plays by Gerhart Hauptmann, Arthur Schnitzler, and August Strindberg, and in her old age she starred in the ...

. It is part of the tradition of

Heimatfilm ' (, German for "homeland-films"; German singular: ') were films of a genre popular in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria from the late 1940s to the early 1960s. ''Heimat'' can be translated as "home" (in the geographic sense), "hometown" or "homel ...

.Hake p. 91 It was shot at the

Bavaria Studios Bavaria Studios are film production studios located in Munich, the capital of the region of Bavaria in Germany, and a subsidiary of Bavaria Film. History The studios were constructed in the suburb of Geiselgasteig in 1919 shortly after the Fi ...

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ...

. The film's sets were designed by the art directors

Ludwig Reiber Ludwig Reiber (1904–1979) was a German art director.Capua p.159 The veteran Reiber worked on film and television set design from the silent era to the early 1970s. He was employed by the Munich-based Bavaria Film at the Emelka Studios. He worke ...

and Rudolf Pfenninger.

Cast

as Lohhofbauer *

as Wolfgang Lusinger *

as Lohhofbäuerin * Käte Merk as Maria *

Alexander Trojan Alexander Trojan (30 March 1914 – 19 September 1992) was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in more than 20 films between 1939 and 1977. He starred in the film '' Panoptikum 59'', which was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film ...

as Hannes * Hannes Keppler as Ludwig * Albert Hörrmann as Dr. Iwan Wollinsky *

Carl Wery Carl Sebastian Martin Wery (born Wery de Lemans; 7 August 1897 in Trostberg, Upper Bavaria – 14 March 1975 in Munich) was a German actor. Selected filmography * '' No Day Without You'' (1933) * '' Anna and Elizabeth'' (1933) - Annas Vat ...

as Sprecher der Bauern *

Georg Vogelsang Georg Vogelsang (1883–1952) was a German stage and film actor.Giesen p.216 He specialised in Bavarian character parts. Selected filmography * '' The Secret of Castle Elmshoh'' (1925) * '' Three Fathers for Anna'' (1939) * '' The Eternal Spring ...

as Großknecht * Luis Rainer as Alter Lusinger *

Elise Aulinger Elise Aulinger (11 December 1881 – 12 February 1965) was a German stage, radio and film actress. Selected filmography * '' The Favourite of the Queen'' (1922) * ''Martin Luther'' (1923) * '' What the Stones Tell'' (1925) * '' The Seventh Son'' ...

as Moosbäuerin * Fritz Reiff as Richter * Otto Fassler as 1. Herr der Regierungs-Kommission * Julius Königsheim as Knecht Toni * Ludwig Schmid-Wildy as Wirt *

Charles Willy Kayser Charles Willy Kayser (28 January 1881 – 10 July 1942) was a German film actor. He was born in Metz, Lorraine, Germany (now, Moselle, France) and died at the age of 61 in 1942. Selected filmography * ''Anita Jo'' (1919) * '' The Clan'' (1920) ...

as 2. Her der Regierungs-Kommission * Heinz Burkart as Juwelier * as Goldschmied *

Eugen Schöndorfer Eugen is a masculine given name which may refer to: * Archduke Eugen of Austria (1863–1954), last Habsburg Grandmaster of the Teutonic Order from 1894 to 1923 * Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke (1865–1947), Swedish painter, art collector, and pa ...

as Beamter * Julius Frey as Metzger * Hans Hanauer as Bauer *

Erich Teibler The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, or Eirik is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due to monophthongization). The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older Proto-Norse ''* ai ...

as Bub * Georg Holl as Gendarm * Fritz Wagner as 2. Knecht * Else Sensburg as Großmagd * Willimarie Knoll as Jungmagd * Konrad Feldmaier as 1. Knecht

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* 1940 films Films of Nazi Germany German drama films 1940 drama films 1940s German-language films Films directed by Fritz Kirchhoff Bavaria Film films Films shot at Bavaria Studios German black-and-white films 1940s German films {{1940s-Germany-film-stub