In a lonely outpost atop the treacherous Mont Blanc, an intrepid scientist lives with minimal connection to the world below. Through the telegraph, Hanes (Sepp Rist) communicates with a beautiful astronomer (Leni Riefenstahl) and is occasionally visited by an airplane pilot (Ernst Udet) upon whom he depends on supplies. In the midst of a ferocious snowstorm, Hannes loses his gloves and his weather station is battered by the elements. Suffering frostbite and unable to descend the mountain, he sends out a desperate S.O.S. in the hope that someone can brave the elements and rescue him from certain death. Eerily romantic and overshadowed by the constant threat of doom, Storm over Mont Blanc is a "quintessential " mountain film by Arnold Fanck, the genre's innovator and unparalleled master.
Credits
Storm Over Mont Blanc Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Friedrich Kayssler
He was 56, 71 years old when he died
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as Astronom Armstrong |
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Mathias Wieman
He was 28, 67 years old when he died
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as Organist Walter Petersen |
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Ernst Udet
He was 34, 45 years old when he died
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as Flieger Udet |
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Leni Riefenstahl
She was 28, 101 years old when she died
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as Hella Armstrong |
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Sepp Rist
He was 30, 80 years old when he died
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as Wetterwart Hannes |
Storm Over Mont Blanc Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Carl Mayer as Writer. He was 36 (49) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Arnold Fanck as Director. He was 41 (85) years old when He died
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Directing |
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Arnold Fanck as Writer. He was 41 (85) years old when He died
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Writing |
