Arnold Fanck
Director 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.

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

4 titles
Die weiße Hölle vom Piz Palü

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

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

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

Der heilige Berg

Arnold Fanck 1926 1h 46m 6.0

A Bergfilm, or "mountain film", written especially for its star Leni Riefenstahl.

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