Heart of Stone
1950, German. Directed by Paul Verhoeven.
Lavish adaptation of Wilhelm Hauff′s fairy tale: Young charburner Peter Munk dreams of joining the upper class. He makes a deal with the sinister Holländer-Michel, who 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.
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Paul VerhoevenDirector
- Lutz MoikPeter Munk
- Hanna RuckerLisbeth
- Paul EsserEzechiel
- Paul BildtGlasmännlein
- Erwin GeschonneckHolländer-Michel
- Hannsgeorg LaubenthalHannes
- Walter TarrachAmtmann
- Lotte LoebingerPeters Mutter
- Alexander EngelLisbeths Oheim
- Karl HellmerMeister Anton
- Herbert KiperCast
- Karl-Heinz DeickertCast
Details
- Released
- 8 December 1950
- Original title
- Das kalte Herz
- Country
- East Germany
- Written by
- Wolff von Gordon, Paul Verhoeven, Wilhelm Hauff
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Heart of Stone runs 101 minutes (1h 41m).
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Heart of Stone is streaming on Eternal Family in India. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like Heart of Stone?
If you liked Heart of Stone, try FairyTale: A True Story, House of Anubis: The Touchstone of Ra, The Legend of Timm Thaler: or The Boy Who Sold His Laughter.
Who directed Heart of Stone?
Heart of Stone (1950) was directed by Paul Verhoeven and stars Lutz Moik, Hanna Rucker, Paul Esser.