The White Hell of Pitz Palu (1950 film)
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Directed by | Rolf Hansen |
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Cinematography | Richard Angst |
Edited by | Anna Höllering |
Music by | Mark Lothar |
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Distributed by | Deutsche London Film |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
Country | West Germany |
Language | German |
The White Hell of Pitz Palu (German: Föhn) is a 1950 West German mountain film directed by Rolf Hansen and starring Hans Albers, Liselotte Pulver and Adrian Hoven. It is a remake of Arnold Fanck's 1929 film The White Hell of Pitz Palu.[1] Interiors were shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Sohnle and Fritz Lück . It was a prominent early role for Lieselotte Pulver and helped put the young Swiss actress on the path to stardom in the German-speaking world.
Plot
A young American couple accompany a veteran mountaineer on a dangerous climb in the Swiss Alps.
Cast
- Hans Albers as Dr. Johannes Jensen
- Liselotte Pulver as Maria
- Adrian Hoven as Peter Hofkirchner
- Antje Weisgerber as Frau Dr.Jensen
- Heinrich Gretler as Der Glucker
- Lucius Versell as Christian Gluckers Sohn
- Ellen Widmann as Hebamme
References
- ^ Reimer & Reimer p. 233
Bibliography
- Reimer, Robert C.; Reimer, Carol J. (2010). The A to Z of German Cinema. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7611-8.
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