Hilde (film)

2009 German film

Hilde

Theatrical release poster

Directed by| Kai Wessel
Written by| Maria von Heland
Based on| Der geschenkte Gaul

Hildegard Knef
Produced by| Judy Tossell
Jens Meurer
Starring| Heike Makatsch
Cinematography| Hagen Bogdanski
Edited by| Tina Freitag
Music by| Martin Todsharow

Production
companies

Egoli Tossell Film[1]
MMC Independent[1]
Pictorion Pictures[1]

Distributed by| Warner Bros. Pictures[1]

Release date

* 12 March 2009 (2009-03-12)

Running time

| 137 minutes
Country| Germany
Language| German

Hilde is a 2009 German biographical film directed by Kai Wessel and starring Heike Makatsch, Dan Stevens and Monica Bleibtreu.[2] It depicts the life of the German actress Hildegard Knef.

## Plot

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In 1966 Hildegard Knef returns to Germany. While she prepares for a concert she thinks back to the beginnings of her career. Flashbacks show how she became an actress and then started a second career as a singer.

## Cast

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* Heike Makatsch: Hildegard Knef
* Dan Stevens: David Cameron
* Monica Bleibtreu: Else Bongers
* Hanns Zischler: Erich Pommer
* Johanna Gastdorf: Frieda Knef
* Trystan Wyn Puetter: Kurt Hirsch
* Michael Gwisdek: grandfather
* Roger Cicero: Ricci Blum
* Anian Zollner: Ewald von Demandowsky
* Sylvester Groth: Boleslaw Barlog
* Fritz Roth: step-father
* Hary Prinz: Willi Forst
* Jeroen Willems: Anatole Litvak
* Stanley Townsend: David O. Selznick

## Reception

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Kirk Honeycutt's wrote "Hilde" was an "outstanding biopic about Hildegard Knef with a captivating performance" by Heike Makatsch but also felt the screenplay was "at times superficial".[3] Variety's Derek Elley attested Heike Makatsch a "remarkably cohesive performance" which was true to each "physical mannerism" of Hildegard Knef. "Easy on the eyes but rarely going more than skin-deep" was his roundup.[4]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Hilde". filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved 31 December 2024.
2. ^ BFI.org
3. ^ Honeycutt, Kirk (13 February 2009). "Review: Film Review: Hilde". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
4. ^ Elley, Derek (24 February 2009). "Review: Review: Hilde". Variety. Retrieved 18 August 2013.

## External links

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* Hilde at IMDb
* Hilde at the TCM Movie Database

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