The White Hell of Pitz Palu (1950)
- 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
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.
dramaticadventurousromanticsoaringretrosturdy
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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