The King of Bernina (1957)
- Original title
- Der König der Bernina
- Directed by
- Alfred Lehner
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Austria, Switzerland
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
In the Napoleonic era, in the Swiss Alps, a man struggles with love and loyalty in a mountain community. The movie is based on a classic novel and was filmed in vivid color.
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What happens
The King of Bernina (German: Der König der Bernina) is a 1957 Austrian-Swiss historical drama film directed by Alfred Lehner and starring Helmuth Schneider, Waltraut Haas and Walter Janssen. The film's sets were designed by the art director Nino Borghi. It was shot at the Rosenhügel Studios in Vienna. Location shooting took place in the Swiss Alps. The film was made using Agfacolor. It was based on a classic novel which had previously been filmed in Hollywood as Eternal Love (1929) by Ernst Lubitsch. Set during the Napoleonic era, it is part of the heimatfilm tradition of the post-war years. It is also a re-envisioning of the mountain film genre. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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