With Heart and Hand for the Fatherland (German: Mit Herz und Hand fürs Vaterland) is a 1915 Austrian silent war drama film directed by Jacob Fleck and Luise Fleck and starring Hubert Marischka, Hermann Benke and Liane Haid. The composer Franz Lehár, better known for his operetta, created a score to accompany the film during screenings.
A patriotic story designed to support Austria's war effort during the First World War, it marked the screen debut of actress Liane Haid who went on be a leading screen star.
Plot
A reserve officer in the Tyrolean Rifles leaves his family go and fight on the Italian Front.
Cast
Hubert Marischka
Margarete Thumann
Liane Haid
Hermann Benke
Karl Baumgartner
Franz Felix
Viktoria Pohl-Meiser
Polly Janisch
Louis Seeman
Max Neufeld
Hermann Romberg
References
Bibliography
Robert Von Dassanowsky. Austrian Cinema: A History. McFarland, 2005.