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1942 film For the silent film, see Destiny (1925 film).

Destiny

Directed by	Géza von Bolváry
Written by	Gerhard Menzel
Produced by	Fritz Podehl
Starring	Heinrich George Werner Hinz Christian Kayßler
Cinematography	Hans Schneeberger
Edited by	Arnfried Heyne
Music by	Anton Profes
Production company	Wien-Film
Release date	18 March 1942 (1942-03-18)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

Destiny (German: Schicksal) is a 1942 Austrian-German historical drama film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Heinrich George, Werner Hinz, and Christian Kayßler. The film was made by Wien-Film, a company set up by the Germans after they had annexed Austria in 1938. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Kurt Herlth and Werner Schlichting. The film was banned after the Second World War for its perceived Nazi content.

Plot

When the commander of a Bulgarian castle is killed in combat, his steward brings up his two children.

Cast

Heinrich George as Stephan Rakitin
Werner Hinz as Kosta Wasileff
Christian Kayßler as Fürst Melnik
Heinz Woester as Mirko
Walter Lieck as Irischkof
Heinz Ohlsen as Fähnrich
Wilfried Seyferth as Junger Kellner
Karl Ehmann as Alter Kellner
Josef Dahmen as Diener
Adalet as Tänzerin und Sängerin
Franz Eschle as Unterleutnant
Will Quadflieg as Dimo
Gisela Uhlen as Dimka
Walter Werner as Dragan

References

Hull, p. 251.

Bibliography

Hull, David Stewart (1969). Film in the Third Reich: A Study of the German Cinema, 1933–1945. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-01489-3.

External links

Destiny at IMDb

v t e Films directed by Géza von Bolváry
The Way to the Light (1923) Girls You Don't Marry (1924) Reluctant Imposter (1925) The Royal Grenadiers (1925) Women Who Fall by the Wayside (1925) The Love of the Bajadere (1925) The Princess of the Riviera (1926) The Heart of a German Mother (1926) Fräulein Mama (1926) The Prisoners of Shanghai (1927) Ghost Train (1927) Artists (1928) Number 17 (1928) The Gallant Hussar (1928) Bright Eyes (1929) The Vagabond Queen (1929) The Wrecker (1929) My Daughter's Tutor (1929) Father and Son (1929) Delicatessen (1930) Two Hearts in Waltz Time (1930) A Tango for You (1930) A Gentleman for Hire (1930) The Song Is Ended (1930) The Merry Wives of Vienna (1931) The Theft of the Mona Lisa (1931) I Do Not Want to Know Who You Are (1932) A Man with Heart (1932) What Women Dream (1933) The Castle in the South (1933) Dream Castle (1933) Romance in Budapest (1933) Scandal in Budapest (1933) Farewell Waltz (1934) Song of Farewell (1934) Spring Parade (1934) Stradivari (1935) Stradivarius (1935) Winter Night's Dream (1935) The Castle in Flanders (1936) Girls' Dormitory (1936) Harvest (1936) Lumpaci the Vagabond (1936) Premiere (1937) The Irresistible Man (1937) The Charm of La Boheme (1937) Mirror of Life (1938) Maria Ilona (1939) Between River and Steppe (1939) Flower of the Tisza (1939) Opera Ball (1939) Vienna Tales (1940) Roses in Tyrol (1940) Destiny (1942) A Man with Principles? (1943) Schrammeln (1944) Die Fledermaus (1946) Who Is This That I Love? (1950) Wedding Night in Paradise (1950) Dark Eyes (1951) My Wife Is Being Stupid (1952) Fritz and Friederike (1952) Once I Will Return (1953) The Daughter of the Regiment (1953) My Leopold (1955) Yes, Yes, Love in Tyrol (1955) Black Forest Melody (1956) Two Hearts in May (1957) It Happened Only Once (1958) A Song Goes Round the World (1958)

Films directed by Géza von Bolváry

The Way to the Light (1923)
Girls You Don't Marry (1924)
Reluctant Imposter (1925)
The Royal Grenadiers (1925)
Women Who Fall by the Wayside (1925)
The Love of the Bajadere (1925)
The Princess of the Riviera (1926)
The Heart of a German Mother (1926)
Fräulein Mama (1926)
The Prisoners of Shanghai (1927)
Ghost Train (1927)
Artists (1928)
Number 17 (1928)
The Gallant Hussar (1928)
Bright Eyes (1929)
The Vagabond Queen (1929)
The Wrecker (1929)
My Daughter's Tutor (1929)
Father and Son (1929)
Delicatessen (1930)
Two Hearts in Waltz Time (1930)
A Tango for You (1930)
A Gentleman for Hire (1930)
The Song Is Ended (1930)
The Merry Wives of Vienna (1931)
The Theft of the Mona Lisa (1931)
I Do Not Want to Know Who You Are (1932)
A Man with Heart (1932)
What Women Dream (1933)
The Castle in the South (1933)
Dream Castle (1933)
Romance in Budapest (1933)
Scandal in Budapest (1933)
Farewell Waltz (1934)
Song of Farewell (1934)
Spring Parade (1934)
Stradivari (1935)
Stradivarius (1935)
Winter Night's Dream (1935)
The Castle in Flanders (1936)
Girls' Dormitory (1936)
Harvest (1936)
Lumpaci the Vagabond (1936)
Premiere (1937)
The Irresistible Man (1937)
The Charm of La Boheme (1937)
Mirror of Life (1938)
Maria Ilona (1939)
Between River and Steppe (1939)
Flower of the Tisza (1939)
Opera Ball (1939)
Vienna Tales (1940)
Roses in Tyrol (1940)
Destiny (1942)
A Man with Principles? (1943)
Schrammeln (1944)
Die Fledermaus (1946)
Who Is This That I Love? (1950)
Wedding Night in Paradise (1950)
Dark Eyes (1951)
My Wife Is Being Stupid (1952)
Fritz and Friederike (1952)
Once I Will Return (1953)
The Daughter of the Regiment (1953)
My Leopold (1955)
Yes, Yes, Love in Tyrol (1955)
Black Forest Melody (1956)
Two Hearts in May (1957)
It Happened Only Once (1958)
A Song Goes Round the World (1958)

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