I'll Carry You in My Arms or I'll Carry You on My Hands () is a 1958 West German drama film directed by Veit Harlan and starring Kristina Söderbaum, Hans Holt and Hans Nielsen. It was based on the novella Viola Tricolor by Theodor Storm, which had previously been made in 1937 as Serenade. It was the final film of Harlan's career. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ernst H. Albrecht. It was shot using Agfacolor at the Pichelberg Studios in Berlin and on location in Florence and Holstein. Plot summary Cast Kristina Söderbaum as Ines Thormälen Hans Holt as Rudolf Asmus Hans Nielsen as Dr. Compagnuolo Barbara Haller as Nesi Hilde Körber as Anne Monika Dahlberg as Pia Günter Pfitzmann as Georg Frank von dem Bottlenberg as Giacomo Malte Jaeger as Geistlicher im Zug References Bibliography Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009. Noack, Frank. Veit Harlan: The Life and Work of a Nazi Filmmaker. University Press of Kentucky, 2016. External links 1958 films West German films German drama films 1958 drama films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Veit Harlan Films based on works by Theodor Storm Films based on short fiction Films about remarriage Films about widowhood Constantin Film films 1950s German films