The White Hell of Pitz Palu (1929)
Die weiße Hölle vom Piz Palü (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 2h 30min
- Action, Adventure
- 01 Jun 1930 (USA)
- Movie
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Cast
| Gustav Diessl | ... |
Dr. Johannes Krafft
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| Leni Riefenstahl | ... |
Maria Maioni
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Ernst Petersen | ... |
Hans Brandt
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Ernst Udet | ... |
Flieger Udet
(as Flieger Ernst Udet)
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Otto Spring | ... |
Christian Klucker
(as Bergführer Spring)
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Mizzi Götzel | ... |
Maria Krafft
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| Kurt Gerron | ... |
Mann im Salon (guest at night club)
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Charles McNamee | ... |
Narrator in USA sound version (voice)
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Directed by
| Arnold Fanck | ... | (as Dr. Arnold Fanck) |
| Georg Wilhelm Pabst | ... | (as G.W. Pabst) |
Written by
| Arnold Fanck | ... | (writer) |
| Ladislaus Vajda | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
| Paul Kohner | ... | associate producer: USA Universal 1930 version |
| Harry R. Sokal | ... | producer (as H.R. Sokal) |
Music by
| Giuseppe Becce | ... | (as Dr. Giuseppe Becce) |
| Ashley Irwin | ||
| Heinz Roemheld | ||
Cinematography by
| Sepp Allgeier | ||
| Richard Angst | ||
| Hans Schneeberger | ||
Editing by
| Arnold Fanck | ||
Editorial Department
| Edward L. Cahn | ... | editor: US version |
| Nina Goslar | ... | commissioning editor |
Art Direction by
| Ernö Metzner | ||
Production Management
| Heinz Landsmann | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Marc Sorkin | ... | assistant director (as M. Sorkin) |
Sound Department
| C. Roy Hunter | ... | recording supervisor: 1930 Universal USA version |
| Eberhard Leschin | ... | sound engineer (b&w restored version 1998) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Hans G. Casparius | ... | still photographer |
Location Management
| Heinz Landsmann | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| David Broekman | ... | synchronization and score |
| Michael Schubert | ... | music editor & mixer / scoring engineer |
| Frank Strobel | ... | conductor: B&W restored version 1998 |
| Richard Bronskill | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Andor Pinter | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| William Schiller | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Sokal-Film GmbH
- H.T.-Film (sound version)
Distributors
- Aafa-Film AG (1929) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Stockholm Film (1930) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Svensk Filmindustri (1930) (Sweden) (theatrical) (silent)
- Universal Film Agency (1930) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures (1930) (United States) (theatrical)
- Wardour Films (1931) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Bild und Ton GmbH (1935) (Germany) (theatrical)
- H.T.-Film (1935) (Germany) (theatrical) (Berlin)
- Nitzsche AG (1935) (Germany) (theatrical) (Leipzig)
- Nord-Film GmbH (1935) (Germany) (theatrical) (Hamburg)
- Wivefilm (1936) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Stockholm Film (1938) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Arthaus (1999) (Germany) (DVD)
- Grapevine Video (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Tamasa Distribution (2019) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) (restored version)
- Kino Video (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- Grapevine Video (United States) (VHS)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In 1925, the newlyweds Dr. Johannes Krafft and Maria spend their honeymoon in a mountaineering vacation. On October 6, while climbing the Piz Palü mountain near the Swiss borders with Italy, Johannnes ignores danger warnings. Shortly after, an avalanche traps Maria within a glacier. Johannes is unable to recover her body, but becomes obsessed with doing so. He spends the following four years wandering the mountain alone, in search of Maria's corpse. In 1929, the young couple of Hans Brandt and Maria Maioni plan to climb Piz Palü. They learn of Maria's death and get acquainted with Johaness. Hans offers to join Johaness in his next climb of the mountain. Maria is annoyed to be left behind, and follows them on her own. Another avalanche injures Hans, and Johanness rescues him at the cost of breaking his own leg. The trio spends the night in an ice cave. The mountain guide Christian organizes a rescue party, which locates the trio but fails in recovering them. Hans is in a suicidal mood, and Johanness is further injured while preventing Hans' suicide attempt. Erns Udet the aviator attempts to parachute supplies to the trapped trio, but fails. He manages, however, to record their exact location, Meanwhile, Johaness uses his jacket to cover Hans, willing to freeze to death to save the younger man. Christian eventually manages to rescue Hans and Maria, and has them nursed back to health. Johaness is considered deceased, with his corpse lost on the mountain. Written by Dimos I |
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| Taglines | YOU'LL GASP!-as never before, when you see these unmatched thrills. You have never seen anything like it. (Print Ad-Spokesman-Review, ((Spokane, Wash.)) 4 February 1931) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | During shooting in sub-zero temperatures, Leni Riefenstahl developed severe frostbite and a bladder infection that would plague her for the rest of her life. See more » |
| Goofs | At around 53-54 minutes Dr. Johannes Krafft's ice axe appears and disappears between shots. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into The Great Alaskan Mystery (1944). See more » |