Mountain of Destiny

Mountain of Destiny
	German film poster
Directed by	Arnold Fanck
Produced by	Arnold Fanck
Written by	Arnold Fanck
Starring	Hannes Schneider; Frida Richard; Erna Morena; Luis Trenker;
Music by	Florian C. Reithner (2010)
Cinematography	Arnold Fanck; Sepp Allgeier; Eugen Hamm; Herbert Oettel; Hans Schneeberger;
Edited by	Arnold Fanck
Production; company	Berg- und Sportfilm; Alpenfilm AG, Villars-sur-Glâne;
Release date	10 May 1924 (Germany);
Running time	87 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	Silent film; German intertitles;

Mountain of Destiny (German: Berg des Schicksals) is a 1924 German silent drama film written and directed by Arnold Fanck and starring Hannes Schneider, Frida Richard, Erna Morena, and Luis Trenker. The film is about an alpinist who falls to his death while climbing a dangerous peak. His son later succeeds where his father had failed. The film was released in the United Kingdom with the title The Mountaineers. After seeing Mountain of Destiny, Leni Riefenstahl, then a dancer, decided she wanted to start appearing in films.[1] She got in touch with Fanck and starred in his 1926 film The Holy Mountain.

Plot

After a mountaineer is killed attempting to climb a difficult mountain, his son dreams of conquering the peak that has defeated his father. But his mother makes him promise never to attempt it. Events eventually force her to release him from the promise, and he ascends the mountain successfully.

Cast

Hannes Schneider as Bergsteiger
Frida Richard as Mutter des Bergsteigers
Erna Morena as Frau des Bergsteigers
Luis Trenker as Sohn des Bergsteigers
Gustav Oberg as Freund des Bergsteigers
Hertha von Walther as Hella, Tochter des Bergsteigers
Werner Schaarschmidt as Unbekannter Kletterer
H. von Hoeslin as Unbekannter Kletterer

gollark: NO MORE, I say. NO MORE. We shall destroy it, and prevent it from unleashing its cruel gaze upon us.

gollark: For too long, it has sat there in the sky, mocking us.

gollark: And I am all for it.

gollark: This is obviously part of the conspiracy to remove the Moon.

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References

Notes

Rother p. 22.

Bibliography

Rother, Rainer (2003). Leni Riefenstahl: The Seduction of Genius. London: Continuum. ISBN 978-0-8264-7023-2.

External links

Mountain of Destiny on IMDb

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[1] Rother p. 22.