---
title: 'Liberated Hands (1939)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Hans Schweikart'
released: '1939-12-20'
runtime_minutes: 99
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/liberated-hands-1939'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031090/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Liberated Hands (1939)

1939 · 99 min · Drama · Germany

Original title: Befreite Hände

## Synopsis

Liberated Hands or Freed Hands is a 1939 German drama film directed by Hans Schweikart and starring Brigitte Horney, Olga Chekhova and Ewald Balser. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location in Husum and Capri. The film's sets were designed by the art director Wilhelm Depenau and Ludwig Reiber. It was screened at the 8th Venice International Film Festival.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Hans Schweikart](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-schweikart)
- **Screenplay:** [Kurt Heuser](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurt-heuser)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Lothar Brühne](https://cinepixo.com/people/lothar-bruhne)
- **Producer:** [Curt Prickler](https://cinepixo.com/people/curt-prickler)
- **Director of Photography:** [Carl Hoffmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-hoffmann)

## Cast

- [Hedwig Wangel](https://cinepixo.com/people/hedwig-wangel)
- [Eduard von Winterstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/eduard-von-winterstein)
- [Brigitte Horney](https://cinepixo.com/people/brigitte-horney)
- [Carl Raddatz](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-raddatz)
- [Alfred Maack](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfred-maack)
- [Ewald Balser](https://cinepixo.com/people/ewald-balser)
- [Franz Weber](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-weber-2)
- [Franz Weber](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-weber)
- [Erika Helmke](https://cinepixo.com/people/erika-helmke)
- [Erna Sellmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/erna-sellmer)
- [Paul Dahlke](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-dahlke)
- [Albert Lippert](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-lippert)
- [Olga Chekhova](https://cinepixo.com/people/olga-chekhova)

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