Mountain of Destiny (1924)
Der Berg des Schicksals
Ein Drama aus der Natur
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.
- Date of release
- 1924-05-10
- TMDB
- 7.7 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Arnold Fanck
Casting
- Hannes Schneider — Bergsteiger
- Frida Richard — Mutter des Bergsteigers
- Erna Morena — Seine Frau
- Luis Trenker — Sein Sohn
- Gustav Oberg — Sein Freund, der Schlossherr
- Hertha von Walther — Seine Tochter
- Werner Schaarschmidt — Unbekannter Kletterer (as W. Scharschmidt)
- H. von Hoeslin — Unbekannter Kletterer
Interesting facts
Mountain of Destiny 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. She got in touch with Fanck and starred in his 1926 film The Holy Mountain.
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