Hilde (film)

In 1966 Hildegard Knef returns to Germany. While she prepares for a concert she thinks back to the beginnings of her career. Flashbacks show how she became an actress and then started a second career as a singer. ==Cast==

• Heike Makatsch: Hildegard Knef • Dan Stevens: David Cameron • Monica Bleibtreu: Else Bongers • Hanns Zischler: Erich Pommer • Johanna Gastdorf: Frieda Knef • Trystan Wyn Puetter: Kurt Hirsch • Michael Gwisdek: grandfather • Roger Cicero: Ricci Blum • Anian Zollner: Ewald von Demandowsky • Sylvester Groth: Boleslaw Barlog • Fritz Roth: step-father • Hary Prinz: Willi Forst • Jeroen Willems: Anatole Litvak • Stanley Townsend: David O. Selznick ==Reception==

Kirk Honeycutt's wrote "Hilde" was an "outstanding biopic about Hildegard Knef with a captivating performance" by Heike Makatsch but also felt the screenplay was "at times superficial". Variety's Derek Elley attested Heike Makatsch a "remarkably cohesive performance" which was true to each "physical mannerism" of Hildegard Knef. "Easy on the eyes but rarely going more than skin-deep" was his roundup. ==References==