title: The Eternal Spring
text: # The Eternal Spring
  
  The Eternal Spring (German: Der ewige Quell) is a 1940 German drama film directed by Fritz Kirchhoff and starring Eugen Klöpfer, Bernhard Minetti and Lina Carstens. It is part of the tradition of Heimatfilm.
  
  It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Ludwig Reiber and Rudolf Pfenninger.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Eugen Klöpfer as Lohhofbauer
  * Bernhard Minetti as Wolfgang Lusinger
  * Lina Carstens as Lohhofbäuerin
  * Käte Merk as Maria
  * Alexander Trojan as Hannes
  * Hannes Keppler as Ludwig
  * Albert Hörrmann as Dr. Iwan Wollinsky
  * Carl Wery as Sprecher der Bauern
  * Georg Vogelsang as Großknecht
  * Luis Rainer as Alter Lusinger
  * Elise Aulinger as Moosbäuerin
  * Fritz Reiff as Richter
  * Otto Fassler as 1. Herr der Regierungs-Kommission
  * Julius Königsheim as Knecht Toni
  * Ludwig Schmid-Wildy as Wirt
  * Charles Willy Kayser as 2. Her der Regierungs-Kommission
  * Heinz Burkart as Juwelier
  * Heinrich Hauser [de] as Goldschmied
  * Eugen Schöndorfer as Beamter
  * Julius Frey as Metzger
  * Hans Hanauer as Bauer
  * Erich Teibler as Bub
  * Georg Holl as Gendarm
  * Fritz Wagner as 2. Knecht
  * Else Sensburg as Großmagd
  * Willimarie Knoll as Jungmagd
  * Konrad Feldmaier as 1. Knecht
  