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The White Hell of Pitz Palu

Die weiße Hölle vom Piz Palü

1929·150 min·DE
Director: Arnold Fanck, G.W. Pabst
DramaAdventure

Dr. Johannes Krafft climbs a 12,000-foot mountain over and over again to search for his wife, who was lost on their honeymoon. Another couple makes the dangerous climb with him.

Dr. Johannes Krafft climbs a 12,000-foot mountain over and over again to search for his wife, who was lost on their honeymoon. Another couple makes the dangerous climb with him.

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Essay on Fanck and Pabst's mountain film and the central role of nature in the drama.

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Cast

Gustav Diessl

Gustav Diessl

Dr. Johannes Krafft

Leni Riefenstahl

Leni Riefenstahl

Maria Maioni

Ernst Petersen

Ernst Petersen

Hans Brandt

Ernst Udet

Ernst Udet

Flieger Udet

M

Mizzi Götzel

Maria Krafft

O

Otto Spring

Christian Klucker

Kurt Gerron

Kurt Gerron

guest at night club (Mann im Salon)

C

Charles McNamee

Narrator in USA sound version (voice)

Crew

Ladislaus Vajda

writer

Hans Schneeberger

cinematographer

Richard Angst

cinematographer

Arnold Fanck

writer

Sepp Allgeier

cinematographer

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