Freed Hands
Freed Hands
1939, German. Directed by Hans Schweikart.
A German peasant woman is determined to succeed as a sculptor and ,though she has a child out of wedlock, spurns chances to set up a marriage and continues to pursue her art instead, in the stimulating new climate of Italy.
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Hans SchweikartDirector
- Brigitte HorneyDürthen, Schafhirtin
- Olga TschechowaKerstin Thomas
- Ewald BalserProfessor Wolfram
- Carl RaddatzGraf Joachim von Erken
- Paul DahlkeThomsen
- Erna SellmerPastorin
- Eduard von WintersteinGutsbesitzer von Erken
- Hedwig WangelFrau Steinmann
- Albert LippertVan Daalen
- Georg SchmieterHarms
- Alfred MaackPostmaster
- Vera HarteggJosefa
Details
- Released
- 20 December 1939
- Original title
- Befreite Hände
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Kurt Heuser
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Freed Hands runs 99 minutes (1h 39m).
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Freed Hands isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 20 December 1939. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Freed Hands?
Freed Hands (1939) was directed by Hans Schweikart and stars Brigitte Horney, Olga Tschechowa, Ewald Balser.