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The White Hell of Pitz Palu (1950)

The White Hell of Pitz Palu poster
Original title
Föhn
Directed by
Rolf Hansen
Genre
drama film, adventure film, romance film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 26m
Rated
12
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A mountain climbing tale of danger and love in the Alps. A young actress plays a woman caught between two men amid an avalanche.

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What happens

The White Hell of Pitz Palu (German: Föhn) is a 1950 West German mountain film directed by Rolf Hansen and starring Hans Albers, Liselotte Pulver and Adrian Hoven. It is a remake of Arnold Fanck's 1929 film The White Hell of Pitz Palu. Interiors were shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Sohnle and Fritz Lück . It was a prominent early role for Lieselotte Pulver and helped put the young Swiss actress on the path to stardom in the German-speaking world. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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