1929 · 150 min · dramat

White Hell of Pitz Palu

Znany też jako: Die weiße Hölle vom Piz Palü · La tragedia di Pizzo Palù · Lavinen

Opis filmu

Opis oryginalny: angielski

Dr. Johannes Krafft (Gustav Diessl) and his bride Maria are spending their honeymoon mountain climbing in the Bernina Alps in southeast Switzerland. While climbing the north face of Piz Palü in the strong Foehn wind, the loving couple's guide Christian (Christian Klucker) warns Krafft not to be cocky in this dangerous environment, but the doctor dismisses the warning. Just then a violent avalanche descends on the couple, the safety rope breaks, and Maria is swept down into a deep crevice in the Piz Palü glacier. Despite his wife's initial cries for help, Krafft is unable to reach her in her icy grave. Krafft spends the next years wandering the mountain alone like a ghost, looking for the body of his lost bride.

Reżyseria i główne role

Reżyseria: Arnold Fanck, G.W. Pabst

Główne role: Leni Riefenstahl jako Maria Maioni

Scenariusz

Arnold Fanck, Ladislaus Vajda