The Eternal Dream (1934)
Der ewige Traum
At the end of the 18th century, the wealthy French scholar Saussure comes to a small Alpine village and offers 1,000 pieces of gold to anyone who can lead him to the summit of Mont Blanc. The young farmer's son Jacques Balmat wants to take on the dangerous task, even though his father has told him from an early age about the mighty mountain spirits who guard a legendary treasure of gold on the mountain peak.
- Date of release
- 1934-11-20
- TMDB
- 7.8 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Director
- Arnold Fanck, Henri Chomette
Casting
- Sepp Rist — Jacques Balmat
- Brigitte Horney — Maria
- Eduard von Winterstein — Marias Vater
- Friedrich Kayssler — Dorfpfarrer
- Helene Fehdmer — Marias Mutter
- Klaus Pohl — Balmats Vater
- Hans Hermann Schaufuß — Bauer
- Ernst Nansen — Paccard
- Willy Kaiser-Heyl — Saussure
- Walter Riml — Der Maler
- Ernst Dumcke — Der Dichter
- Pierre Provins — Der Heerführer
Interesting facts
The Eternal Dream is a 1934 German historical film directed by Arnold Fanck and starring Sepp Rist and Brigitte Horney. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Werner Schlichting.
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