His Best Friend (1962)
The young engineer Peter and his best friend, the mountain guide Anderl, are passionate mountaineers. When Peter falls in love with Clarissa, the girlfriend of his student friend Marius, it leads to a fatal chain of dramatic events. Peter tells Clarissa that he is planning an ascent with Anderl on the dangerous Eiger north face. She does not want him to go, so finally Anderl decides to overcome the mountain alone. Halfway up Anderl has difficulties and Peters come out to help him and to finish the climb together. During the ascent, a storm brings the two men in mortal danger. Marius joins the rescue team, but he is still full of resentment and jealousy towards Peter.
Director: Luis Trenker
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Toni Sailer as Peter Haller |
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Dietmar Schönherr as Marius Melichar |
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Hilti von Allmen as Anderl Burri |
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Hans Nielsen as Direktor Imhoff |
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Rudolf Platte as Köhler |
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Peer Schmidt as Pat Nicot |
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Franz Muxeneder as Paul |
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Hans Richter as Max |
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Paul Westermeier as |
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Luis Trenker as |
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Carmela Corren as Judith Gerlach |
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Elke Roesler as Clarissa, seine Tochter |
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Heidi Brühl as |
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Cornelia Froboess as |
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Fritz Gertsch as |
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Gaby Banschenbach as |
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Peter Weck as |
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Lucie Englisch as |
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Ina Duscha as |
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Yvette Attinger as (archive footage) |
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Loulou Boulaz as (archive footage) |
| Camera | Manfred Ensinger | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Gerhard Müller | Sound |
| Art | Hans Kuhnert | Production Design |
| Editing | Adolf Schlyssleder | Editor |
| Camera | Bertl Höcht | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Rolf Kästel | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Heinrich Riethmüller | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Peter Sandloff | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Kurt Ulrich | Producer |
| Directing | Luis Trenker | Director |
| Writing | Gustav Kampendonk | Writer |
