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The White Hell of Pitz Palu

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The White Hell of Pitz Palu

6.8

2h 30m

1929

Synopsis

Dr. Johannes Krafft climbs a 12,000-foot mountain over and over again to search for his wife, who was lost on their honeymoon. Another couple makes the dangerous climb with him.

Director

G.W. Pabst

Arnold Fanck

DramaAdventure

rescuemountainstrandedsnowmountain climbing

Cast & Crew

Gustav Diessl

Gustav Diessl

as Dr. Johannes Krafft

Leni Riefenstahl

Leni Riefenstahl

as Maria Maioni

Ernst Petersen

Ernst Petersen

as Hans Brandt

Ernst Udet

Ernst Udet

as Flieger Udet

Mizzi Götzel

as Maria Krafft

Otto Spring

as Christian Klucker

Kurt Gerron

Kurt Gerron

as guest at night club (Mann im Salon)

Charles McNamee

as Narrator in USA sound version (voice)

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