# Liberated Hands > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Liberated_Hands > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Liberated_Hands.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberated_Hands > Source revision: 1345052013 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1939 film Liberated Hands Directed by Hans Schweikart Written by Erich Ebermayer (novel) Kurt Heuser Produced by Curt Prickler Starring Brigitte Horney Olga Chekhova Ewald Balser Carl Raddatz Cinematography Carl Hoffmann Heinz Schnackertz Edited by Johanna Schmidt Music by Lothar Brühne Production company Bavaria Film Distributed by Bavaria Film Release date 20 December 1939 (1939-12-20) Running time 99 minutes Country Germany Language German ***Liberated Hands*** or ***Freed Hands*** ([German](/source/German_language): ***Befreite Hände***) is a 1939 German [drama film](/source/Drama_film) directed by [Hans Schweikart](/source/Hans_Schweikart) and starring [Brigitte Horney](/source/Brigitte_Horney), [Olga Chekhova](/source/Olga_Chekhova) and [Ewald Balser](/source/Ewald_Balser).[1] It was shot at the [Bavaria Studios](/source/Bavaria_Studios) in [Munich](/source/Munich) and [on location](/source/Location_shooting) in [Husum](/source/Husum) and [Capri](/source/Capri). The film's sets were designed by the [art director](/source/Art_director) [Wilhelm Depenau](/source/Wilhelm_Depenau) and [Ludwig Reiber](/source/Ludwig_Reiber). It was screened at the [8th Venice International Film Festival](/source/8th_Venice_International_Film_Festival_(1940)). ## Synopsis Dürthen a talented [woodcarver](/source/Woodcarver) living in a rural village, feels stifled by her unhappy relationship and suppressed artistic potential. Seeking a new life, she moves to [Berlin](/source/Berlin) to formally develop her craft. Her journey eventually takes her to [Italy](/source/Italy), where the vibrant cultural atmosphere transforms her from a simple craftswoman into a sophisticated [sculptor](/source/Sculptor). Along the way, she asserts her independence by rejecting traditional marriage proposals that would compromise her career. Finally, under the mentorship of a master artist, she achieves professional fulfilment and "frees her hands" to create her greatest work. ## Cast - [Brigitte Horney](/source/Brigitte_Horney) as Dürthen, Schafhirtin - [Olga Chekhova](/source/Olga_Chekhova) as Kerstin Thomas - [Ewald Balser](/source/Ewald_Balser) as Professor Wolfram - [Carl Raddatz](/source/Carl_Raddatz) as Graf Joachim von Erken - [Paul Dahlke](/source/Paul_Dahlke_(actor)) as Thomsen - [Eduard von Winterstein](/source/Eduard_von_Winterstein) as Gutsbesitzer von Erken - [Franz Weber](/source/Franz_Weber_(actor)) as Bergh, Diener - [Hedwig Wangel](/source/Hedwig_Wangel) as Frau Steinmann - [Erna Sellmer](/source/Erna_Sellmer) as Pastorin - [Otto Brefin](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Otto_Brefin&action=edit&redlink=1) as Pastor - [Erika Helmke](/source/Erika_Helmke) as Carla - [Luise Hohorst](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Luise_Hohorst&action=edit&redlink=1) as Tante Mathilde - [Vera Hartegg](/source/Vera_Hartegg) as Josefa - [Albert Lippert](/source/Albert_Lippert) as Van Daalen - [Alfred Maack](/source/Alfred_Maack) as Postmeister - [Georg Schmieter](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Georg_Schmieter&action=edit&redlink=1) as Harms - [Ernst Joachim Schlieper](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ernst_Joachim_Schlieper&action=edit&redlink=1) as Leuthold - [Herbert Knoll](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Herbert_Knoll&action=edit&redlink=1) as Portier - [Haenschen Pfaff](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haenschen_Pfaff&action=edit&redlink=1) as Pfaff ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Hake p. 198 ## Bibliography - Hake, Sabine (2001). *Popular Cinema of the Third Reich*. University of Texas Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-292-73458-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-292-73458-6). ## External links - [*Liberated Hands*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031090/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) v t e Films directed by Hans Schweikart The Girl with a Good Reputation (1938) Liberated Hands (1939) The Girl from Barnhelm (1940) Comrades (1941) The Girl from Fano (1941) The Endless Road (1943) I Need You (1944) Insolent and in Love (1948) Night of the Twelve (1949) Law of Love (1949) Beloved Liar (1950) Melody of Fate (1950) Must We Get Divorced? (1953) A House Full of Love (1954) The Blue Danube (1955) This article related to a German film of the 1930s is a stub. 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