The Great Leap (film)
| The Great Leap | |
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 German theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Arnold Fanck |
| Written by | Arnold Fanck |
| Produced by | Arnold Fanck |
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| Edited by | Arnold Fanck |
| Music by | UFA |
| Distributed by | UFA |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Languages | Silent film, German intertitles |
The Great Leap (German: Der grosse Sprung) is a 1927 German silent comedy film directed by Arnold Fanck and starring Leni Riefenstahl, Luis Trenker and Hans Schneeberger.[1] A young Italian girl living in the Dolomites falls in love with a member of a tourist party skiing on the nearby mountains.[2]
Cast
- Leni Riefenstahl as Gita
- Luis Trenker as Toni
- Hans Schneeberger as Michael Treuherz
- Paul Graetz as Paule
References
- Notes
- ^ Hinton p. 129.
- ^ Peabody, Seth (2021) “Image, Environment, Infrastructure: The Social Ecologies of the Bergfilm” Humanities 10#1:38 doi.org/10.3390/h10010038
- Bibliography
- Riefenstahl, Leni (1995) A Memoir NY Picador USA ISBN 0-312-11926-7pg 60-62
- Hinton, David B. (2000) The Films of Leni Riefenstahl Scarecrow Press ISBN 9781461635062pg 7
- Rother, Rainer (2003) Leni Riefenstahl: The Seduction of Genius Continuum ISBN 978-0826470232
- Salkeld, Audrey (2011) A Portrait Of Leni Riefenstahl Random House ISBN 9781446475270pg 50-51
External links
- The Great Leap at IMDb
- Paul Graetz as Diener Paul http://www.walter-riml.at/welcome/photogallery/1927-gita-the-goat-girl/
- Luis Trenker http://www.walter-riml.at/welcome/1927-gita-the-goat-girl/
- Leni Riefenstahl http://www.walter-riml.at/welcome/1927-gita-the-goat-girl/
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