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Midsummer Night's Fire
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Wikipedia article
'Midsummer Night's Fire' or 'St. John's Fire' is a 1939 German drama film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Anna Dammann, Ernst von Klipstein, and Gertrud Meyen. The film is based on the play 'Fires of St. John' by Hermann Sudermann. The title refers to Saint John's Eve.
The film's art direction was by and Erich Czerwonski. Location shooting took place in Prenzlau and around Masuria in East Prussia. It was remade in 1954 as 'Love is Forever'.
Plot
After many years in Africa, a man returns to his village in East Prussia to marry his intended bride. However, he finds himself drawn to another girl and contemplates running away with her.
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