Roses Bloom on the Moorland (1929 film)

Roses Bloom on the Moorland (German: Rosen blühen auf dem Heidegrab) is a 1929 German silent historical drama film directed by Kurt Blachy and starring Wolfgang von Schwind, Hertha Guthmar and Betty Astor. During the Napoleonic Wars a German inhabitant is sentenced to death for striking a French soldier who assaulted his wife.

Some scenes were shot on location on Lüneburg Heath. The film's sets were designed by August Rinaldi. It received a generally poor reception from critics on its release.

Cast

 * Wolfgang von Schwind as Martin Schlaeger, Dorfschulze
 * Hertha Guthmar as Luise, seine Tochter
 * Alfons Fryland as Joachim Schlaeger, Heidebauer
 * Betty Astor as Anna, seine Frau
 * Dietrich Henkels as Joachim, beider Sohn
 * Karl Falkenberg as Bracke, Steuereinnehmer
 * Gerhard Dammann as Mertens, Gastwirt
 * Renate Noack as Martha, seine Tochter
 * Robert Leffler as Pfarrer Holten
 * Rudolf Klein-Rhoden as Klaus, der Köhler
 * Anna Müller-Lincke as eine Magd
 * Ferdinand von Alten as Hauptmann Maray
 * Gerd Briese as junger Ehemann
 * Hanni Reinwald as junge Ehefrau
 * Alfred Loretto as Hannes, der Schmied
 * Max Maximilian as Jean, Offiziersbursche
 * Karl Platen as Schäfer
 * Paul Rehkopf as Korporal Landry
 * Ernst Rückert as Leutnant de Vale
 * Magnus Stifter as Major Roisson