The Holy Mountain (1926 film)
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| Distributed by | UFA |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Languages | € 6 million in 2021) |
The Holy Mountain (German: Der heilige Berg) is a 1926 German mountain film directed by Arnold Fanck and starring Leni Riefenstahl, Luis Trenker and Frida Richard. It was the future filmmaker Riefenstahl's first screen appearance as an actress. Written by Arnold Fanck and Hans Schneeberger, the film is about a dancer who meets and falls in love with an engineer at his cottage in the mountains. After she gives her scarf to one of his friends, the infatuated friend mistakenly believes that she loves him. When the engineer sees her innocently comforting his friend, he mistakenly believes she is betraying him.
Cast
- Leni Riefenstahl as Diotima
- Luis Trenker as Karl
- Frida Richard as Mother
- Ernst Petersen as Vigo
- Friedrich Schneider as Colli
- Hannes Schneider as Mountain Guide
Production
The film began production in January 1925, but then was delayed due to weather and hospitalization of three actors.
Release and reception
Popular in Berlin, where sold-out performances extended its premiere run for five weeks, it was also screened in Britain, France and US: the first international success of its director.
The Holy Mountain was released on DVD in the by
References
- Notes
- ^ ISBN 978-0-375-40400-9
- ^ ISBN 978-1-57181-930-7.
- ^ a b "The Holy Mountain". AllMovie. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- Bibliography
- Hinton, David B. (2000). The Films of Leni Riefenstahl. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. pp. 4–6. ISBN 978-1-4616-3506-2.
- Riefenstahl, Leni (1995). A Memoir. New York: Picador USA. pp. 45–59. ISBN 978-0-312-11926-3.
- Fanck, Arnold (1973). Er führte Regie mit Gletschern, Stürmen und Lawinen. Ein Filmpionier erzählt [He directed glaciers, storms and avalanches. A film pioneer tells]. Munich: Nymphenburger Verlagshandlung. ISBN 978-3-485-01756-5.
External links
- The Holy Mountain at IMDb
- The Holy Mountain at AllMovie
- The Holy Mountain at Silent Era
