Die WEISSE HÖLLE VOM PIZ PALÜ (Original title)The WHITE HELL OF PITZ PALÜ (Alternative title)
Date: 1929 (Release)Country: GermanyDirector: Arnold Fanck, G.W. Pabst
Synopsis: Mountain film. A young couple are stranded on the Pitz Palu precipice with a half-crazed doctor. They go through appalling ordeals, an horrendous avalanche and are finally rescued by an air ace in a ski-plane.
Genre: Drama
Releases
Date: 1929Country: GermanyRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SilentRuntime: 127 mins Length: 3353 MetresLanguage: German
Title: Video viewsAuthor: NANGLE, John Article type: Video ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Review for the 'Leni Riefenstahl, Mountain Goddess' video box set. Features: S.O.S. ICEBERG (English-language version) Die WIESSE HÖLLE VOM PIZ PALÜ and STÜRME ÜBER DEM MONTBLANC.
In: Classic Images n284 February 1999 Pages: 35-36
Title: Video tape reviewsAuthor: KLEPPER, Robert Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Review of video release.
In: Film-Echo/Filmwoche n9 28 Feb 1998 Page: 55
Title: Mnchner Ovationen für "Piz Palü"Author: KE Article type: NoteLanguage: German
In: München Film News n2 February 1998 Page: 4
Title: WEISSE HÖLLE am GärtnerplatzArticle type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: On WEISSE HÖLLE VOM PIZ PALÜ being screened in Munich in Feb. 1998.
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v49 n579 April 1982 Page: 73
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v49 n579 April 1982: no known title]Language: English
In: The Bioscope v84 n1249 10 Sep 1930 Page: 34
Title: [The Bioscope - v84 n1249 10 Sep 1930: no known title]Language: English
In: The Bioscope v83 n1235 4 Jun 1930 Page: 30
Title: [The Bioscope - v83 n1235 4 Jun 1930: no known title]Language: English
In: Photoplay v38 n2 July 1930 Page: 55
Title: [Photoplay - v38 n2 July 1930: no known title]Language: English
In: The Film Spectator v9 n12 24 May 1930 Pages: 5-6
Title: [The Film Spectator - v9 n12 24 May 1930: no known title]Language: English
In: Close-up v5 n6 December 1929 Page: 543
Title: [Close-up - v5 n6 December 1929: no known title]Language: English
Date: 1929 (Release)Country: GermanyDirector: Arnold Fanck, G.W. Pabst
Synopsis: Mountain film. A young couple are stranded on the Pitz Palu precipice with a half-crazed doctor. They go through appalling ordeals, an horrendous avalanche and are finally rescued by an air ace in a ski-plane.
Genre: Drama
Releases
Date: 1929Country: GermanyRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SilentRuntime: 127 mins Length: 3353 MetresLanguage: German
Credits
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Production Company: H.R. Sokal-Film, Producer: H.R Sokal, Production Manager: H.R Sokal, Assistant Director: M. Sorkin, Screenplay: Arnold Fanck, [Screenplay]: Ladislao Vajda, Based on an Idea by: Arnold Fanck, Director of Photography: Sepp Allgeier, Director of Photography: Richard Angst, Director of Photography: Hans Schneeberger, Stills Photography: Hans Casparius, [Supervising Editor]: Paul Kohner, Editor: Arnold Fanck, Editor: Hermann Haller, Editor (US release version): Edward L. Cahn, Art Director: Ernö Metzner, Intertitles (US release version): Tom Reed, Music: Willy Schmidt-Gentner, Music: Giuseppe Becce, Music (US release version): Heinz Roemheld, Music synchronization (US release): David Broekman, Music recording supervisor (US release v: C. Roy Hunter
Cast
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Gustav Diessl (Dr Johannes Krafft), Leni Riefenstahl (Maria Maroni), Ernst Petersen (Hans Brandt), Ernst Udet (the aviator), Otto Spring (Christian Klucker, guide), Mizzi Gotzel ([Maria Krafft]), Kurt Gerron ([man in bar])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
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In: Classic Images n370 April 2006 Pages: 34-35Title: Video viewsAuthor: NANGLE, John Article type: Video ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Review for the 'Leni Riefenstahl, Mountain Goddess' video box set. Features: S.O.S. ICEBERG (English-language version) Die WIESSE HÖLLE VOM PIZ PALÜ and STÜRME ÜBER DEM MONTBLANC.
In: Classic Images n284 February 1999 Pages: 35-36
Title: Video tape reviewsAuthor: KLEPPER, Robert Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Review of video release.
In: Film-Echo/Filmwoche n9 28 Feb 1998 Page: 55
Title: Mnchner Ovationen für "Piz Palü"Author: KE Article type: NoteLanguage: German
In: München Film News n2 February 1998 Page: 4
Title: WEISSE HÖLLE am GärtnerplatzArticle type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: On WEISSE HÖLLE VOM PIZ PALÜ being screened in Munich in Feb. 1998.
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v49 n579 April 1982 Page: 73
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v49 n579 April 1982: no known title]Language: English
In: The Bioscope v84 n1249 10 Sep 1930 Page: 34
Title: [The Bioscope - v84 n1249 10 Sep 1930: no known title]Language: English
In: The Bioscope v83 n1235 4 Jun 1930 Page: 30
Title: [The Bioscope - v83 n1235 4 Jun 1930: no known title]Language: English
In: Photoplay v38 n2 July 1930 Page: 55
Title: [Photoplay - v38 n2 July 1930: no known title]Language: English
In: The Film Spectator v9 n12 24 May 1930 Pages: 5-6
Title: [The Film Spectator - v9 n12 24 May 1930: no known title]Language: English
In: Close-up v5 n6 December 1929 Page: 543
Title: [Close-up - v5 n6 December 1929: no known title]Language: English