The Heir
1943, German. Directed by Hans Deppe.
A few days before the planned wedding of the chief inheritor von Halleborg, he experiences a terrible blow: his beloved bride Julia has a riding accident and dies of her injuries. Von Halleborg becomes a broken man and chooses not to waste another moment thinking of love -- his heart belongs to Julia ... forever. In doing so, von Halleborg runs the risk of losing his entire estate, for the conditions of inheritance make all to clear that if he does not marry by his 45th birthday, the estate is to be turned over to someone else. Von Halleborg had already made peace with this fact until he discovers that the future lord of the manor will be his nephew Oskar, a selfish and ruthless scoundrel, concerned only with money.
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Hans DeppeDirector
- Willy BirgelBernhard von Halleborg
- Viktoria von BallaskoAmelie von Linden
- Anneliese UhligJulia Dahl
- Harry LiedtkeDr. Stempel
- Hedwig WangelMalena
- Maria MeissnerCast
- Ernst Sattlervon Linden
- Heddo SchulenburgKurt
- Werner ScharfOskar von Halleborg
- Doris HolveChrista, ihre Schwester
- Arthur SchröderDr. Osterkamp
- Maria LocatelliCilli, seine Frau
Details
- Released
- 6 June 1943
- Original title
- Der Majoratsherr
- Country
- Germany
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The Heir runs 87 minutes (1h 27m).
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The Heir isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 June 1943. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Heir?
The Heir (1943) was directed by Hans Deppe and stars Willy Birgel, Viktoria von Ballasko, Anneliese Uhlig.