The holy mountain = Der heilige Berg / Transit Films, Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Stiftung ; produced by the Cultural Dept. of the Universum-Film Joint-Stock Company (UFA) ; direction and screenplay, Arnold Fanck.
Edition:
[Reconstructed version].
Publisher:
Kino International,
Copyright Date:
2003
Description:
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color tinted black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Cast: Leni Riefenstahl, Louis Trenker, Ernst Petersen, Hannes Schneider, Friedrich Schneider, Frida Richard. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1926 and first released in Germany, Dec. 1926. A foreign film (Germany). Reconstructed in 2002 from 2 nitrate copies of the original film. Bonus feature: Interview footage of Leni Riefenstahl and co-star Louis Trenker (excerpted from the documentary The wonderful, horrible life of Leni Riefenstahl).
Summary:
Set against a backdrop of the German Alps, a love triangle develops as two men vie for the affection of a dancer. One of Fanck's legendary "mountain films."
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