Weiße Hölle vom Piz Palü, Die
Newlyweds Johannes Krafft (Gustav Diessl) and Maria Krafft (Mizzi Götzel) have been warned not to be goofing off while they are climbing the pale mountain in the Bernina Alps of Switzerland. Of course, they do not listen and Maria falls into a crack, and her rope breaks.
Now many years later Dr. Johannes Krafft is still wandering over the mountain looking for his lost Maria.
A new couple comes to the common cabin where many climbers and skiers start from. Then they meet Dr. Krafft. A hand full of student hikers are about to attempt the toughest part of the mountain. Krafft wants to beat them to it. Only it is too dangerous to go alone. Therefore, the couple decides to help him get the jump on the students.
Well, the race is on, and here comes the student up the back strip. Now we remember what happened to Maria Krafft when she did not heed the warning to pay attention. So, guess what? Yep, Hans Brandt (Ernst Petersen) insisted on taking the lead so he can show his stuff.
Will the students who are taking a shortcut get there first? On the other hand, do they get a few surprises?
This film is a true cliffhanger.
Will Hans showoff his stuff or will they get stuck on a cliff cave and need to be saved by Flieger Udet (Ernst Udet)?
Wait a minute did we not see Ernst Udet save someone with his plane in "Sturme uber dem Mont Blanc"
Additional Release Material: Bonus Short - THE IMMODERATION IN ME Additional Footage - 1935 sound version excerpt Photo Gallery: Photo Stills
This film is part of a series of German Mountain films that were popular in the late twenties and early thirties. The stars of the film are the mountains and the clouds (shot in elapsed time.) In this film, there were contrived and real avalanches. Actor Leni Riefenstahl was almost avalanched.
Newlyweds Johannes Krafft (Gustav Diessl) and Maria Krafft (Mizzi Götzel) have been warned not to be goofing off while they are climbing the pale mountain in the Bernina Alps of Switzerland. Of course, they do not listen and Maria falls into a crack, and her rope breaks.
Now many years later Dr. Johannes Krafft is still wandering over the mountain looking for his lost Maria.
A new couple comes to the common cabin where many climbers and skiers start from. Then they meet Dr. Krafft. A hand full of student hikers are about to attempt the toughest part of the mountain. Krafft wants to beat them to it. Only it is too dangerous to go alone. Therefore, the couple decides to help him get the jump on the students.
Well, the race is on, and here comes the student up the back strip. Now we remember what happened to Maria Krafft when she did not heed the warning to pay attention. So, guess what? Yep, Hans Brandt (Ernst Petersen) insisted on taking the lead so he can show his stuff.
Will the students who are taking a shortcut get there first? On the other hand, do they get a few surprises?
This film is a true cliffhanger.
Will Hans showoff his stuff or will they get stuck on a cliff cave and need to be saved by Flieger Udet (Ernst Udet)?
Wait a minute did we not see Ernst Udet save someone with his plane in "Sturme uber dem Mont Blanc"
Additional Release Material: Bonus Short - THE IMMODERATION IN ME Additional Footage - 1935 sound version excerpt Photo Gallery: Photo Stills
This film is part of a series of German Mountain films that were popular in the late twenties and early thirties. The stars of the film are the mountains and the clouds (shot in elapsed time.) In this film, there were contrived and real avalanches. Actor Leni Riefenstahl was almost avalanched.