Heart of Stone (1950): reparto, argumento y streaming

Released in 1950, Heart of Stone is a fantasía, drama and familia film directed by Paul Verhoeven, running about 101 minutes.

What it’s about. Lavish adaptation of Wilhelm Hauff′s fairy tale: Young charburner Peter Munk dreams of joining the upper class. He makes a deal with the sinister Holländer-Michel, who offers to trade Peter′s human heart for one made of stone. Once he has the "cold heart" in his body, Peter eventually strikes a fortune and enjoys great wealth, but at the same time, he becomes a bitter and emotionless man – and, having lost all traces of humanity, even murders his wife Lisbeth. Only then does Peter Munk finally realize what has become of him, and he decides to regain his real heart from Holländer-Michel.

Who’s in it. Heart of Stone stars Lutz Moik as Peter Munk, Hanna Rucker as Lisbeth, Paul Esser as Ezechiel and Paul Bildt as Glasmännlein, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.8/10, Heart of Stone has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In Estados Unidos you can stream it on Eternal Family. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Heart of Stone page.

If you liked it. Fans of Heart of Stone tend to enjoy El señor de los anillos: El retorno del rey, La milla verde, El viaje de Chihiro and El señor de los anillos: La comunidad del anillo.