Rêve éternel (1935)
The legend says that the summit of Mont Blanc is covered in gold. This ancestral belief has obsessed Jacques Balmat, a mountain guide, from his childhood. Now only he believes in the legend, and is the laughingstock of the villagers. Determined to prove that he is right, he takes advantage of the interest of the Swiss naturalist and physicist Horace Benedict de Saussure, who promises a reward of a thousand pieces of gold for the first who reaches the summit. The determination of Jacques Balmat will overcome the numerous obstacles that will arise during the ascent. French version of the film 'Der Konig vom Mont Blanc', in which the second-tier actors are different.
Directors: Arnold Fanck, Henri Chomette.
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Jeanne de Carol as Marie's Mother |
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Georges Colin as Marie's Father |
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Brigitte Horney as Marie |
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Willy Kaiser-Heyl as Prof. Saussure |
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Ernst Nansen as Paccard |
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Pierre Piérade as A villager |
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Klaus Pohl as Balmat's Father |
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Pierre Provins as The General |
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Sepp Rist as Jacques Balmat |
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Michel Paccard as Related Character |
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Jacques Balmat as Related Character |
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Horace-Bénédict de Saussure as Related Character |
| Directing | Arnold Fanck | Director |
| Directing | Henri Chomette | Director |
| Writing | Arnold Fanck | Writer |
| Writing | Karl Ziak | Book |
| Production | Arnold Pressburger | Producer |
| Production | Gregor Rabinovitch | Producer |
| Sound | Giuseppe Becce | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Richard Angst | Cinematography |
| Crew | Kurt Neubert | Cinematography |
| Editing | Arnold Fanck | Editor |
| Art | Robert Herlth | Art Direction |
| Art | Werner Schlichting | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paul Dannenberg | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Fritz Klotsch | Production Manager |
| Production | Fritz Schwarz | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Herbert B. Fredersdorf | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Fritz von Friedl | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Willi Schlick | Wardrobe Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Margarete Scholz | Wardrobe Designer |
| Sound | Willy Schmidt-Gentner | Music Director |
| Art | Erich Düring | Props |
| Art | Karl Mühlberger | Props |