Director
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1889 - 1974
Arnold Fanck
Frankenthal, Germany
Arnold Fanck (6 March 1889 – 28 September 1974) was a German film director and pioneer of the mountain film genre.
Die weiße Hölle vom Piz Palü
G.W. Pabst, Arnold Fanck
1929
2h 30m
10.0
A man climbs a 12,000-foot mountain to search for his wife, who was lost on their honeymoon. Another couple makes the dangerous climb with him.
Das weiße Stadion
Arnold Fanck, Othmar Gurtner
1928
2h 4m
A documentary about the 1928 St. Moritz Olympics.
Der große Sprung - Eine unwahrscheinliche, aber bewegte Geschichte
Arnold Fanck
1927
1h 52m
A young Italian girl living in the Dolomites falls in love with a member of a tourist party skiing on the nearby mountains.
Der heilige Berg
Arnold Fanck
1926
1h 46m
6.0
A Bergfilm, or "mountain film", written especially for its star Leni Riefenstahl.