The Eternal Dream (1934)
At the end of the 18th century, the wealthy French scholar Saussure comes to a small Alpine village and offers 1,000 pieces of gold to anyone who can lead him to the summit of Mont Blanc. The young farmer's son Jacques Balmat wants to take on the dangerous task, even though his father has told him from an early age about the mighty mountain spirits who guard a legendary treasure of gold on the mountain peak.
Directors: Arnold Fanck, Henri Chomette.
https://www.mntnfilm.com/en/film/der-koenig-vom-montblanc-1934
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Sepp Rist as Jacques Balmat |
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Brigitte Horney as Maria |
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Eduard von Winterstein as Marias Vater |
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Friedrich Kayssler as Dorfpfarrer |
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Helene Fehdmer as Marias Mutter |
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Klaus Pohl as Balmats Vater |
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Hans Hermann Schaufuß as Bauer |
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Ernst Nansen as Paccard |
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Willy Kaiser-Heyl as Saussure |
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Walter Riml as Der Maler |
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Ernst Dumcke as Der Dichter |
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Pierre Provins as Der Heerführer |
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Hellmuth Passarge as |
| Directing | Arnold Fanck | Director |
| Sound | Giuseppe Becce | Music |
| Editing | Arnold Fanck | Editor |
| Production | Gregor Rabinovitch | Producer |
| Production | Arnold Pressburger | Producer |
| Writing | Arnold Fanck | Writer |
| Camera | Richard Angst | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Kurt Neubert | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Henri Chomette | Director |
| Writing | Karl Ziak | Novel |
| Crew | Richard Angst | Cinematography |
| Crew | Kurt Neubert | Cinematography |
| Art | Robert Herlth | Art Direction |
| Art | Werner Schlichting | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paul Dannenberg | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Karl Buchholz | Unit Manager |
| Production | Fritz Klotsch | Production Manager |
| Production | Fritz Schwarz | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Herbert B. Fredersdorf | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Willy Clever | Assistant Director |
| Art | Siegfried Karl Trieb | Art Designer |
| Editing | Alice Ludwig | Editor |
| Sound | Alice Ludwig | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Walter Rühland | Sound |
| Camera | Fritz von Friedl | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Fritz Vopel-Sandau | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Willi Schlick | Wardrobe Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Margarete Scholz | Wardrobe Designer |
| Sound | Willy Schmidt-Gentner | Music Supervisor |
| Art | Erich Düring | Props |
| Art | Karl Mühlberger | Props |