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Mountains on Fire (1931)

Mountains on Fire poster
Original title
Les Monts en flammes
Directed by
Joë Hamman, Luis Trenker, Karl Hartl
Genre
war film
Country
Germany, France
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film follows a group of soldiers fighting in the mountains during World War I. They must survive harsh conditions, enemy attacks, and the struggle for control of the peaks.

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What happens

Mountains on Fire (German: Berge in Flammen) is a 1931 German war film directed by Karl Hartl and Luis Trenker and starring Trenker, Lissy Arna and Luigi Serventi. The film was developed from Luis Trenker's novel of the same title, partly based on his own experiences. Separate French and English-language productions were also made. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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