Mountains on Fire | |
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Directed by |
Karl Hartl Luis Trenker |
Produced by |
Charles Delac Marcel Vandal |
Written by | Luis Trenker (novel) Karl Hartl |
Starring | Luis Trenker Lissy Arna Luigi Serventi Claus Clausen |
Music by | Giuseppe Becce |
Cinematography |
Sepp Allgeier Albert Benitz Giovanni Vitrotti |
Edited by | Karl Hartl Marc Sorkin Ernst Fellner |
Production
company |
Les Films Marcel Vandal et Charles Delac
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Distributed by | Globus-Film |
Release date
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28 September 1931 |
Running time
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109 minutes |
Country | Germany |
Language | German |
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 based on Luis Trenker's novel of the same title, partly based on his own experiences. Separate French and English-language productions were also made. One of the series of popular Mountain films of the era, it was shot on location in the Dolomites.
Shortly before the First World War, an Italian and an Austrian take part in a mountaineering expedition together. Not long afterwards they find themselves fighting on different sides. The plot also features references to the Mines on the Italian Front (World War I).