Mountains on Fire (1931)
Two of Germany's best and busiest directors collaborated on Berge in Flammen (Mountain in Flames). The storyline should be of interest to pro-ecologists, inasmuch as the directors take to task the warmongers of the world for despoiling the natural beauties of the European mountain ranges with their shell-fire. The final outrage occurs during a battle between the Austrians and the Italians in the Dolomites, culminating with the destruction of an entire mountain (hence the film's title). The harrowing images on screen were complemented perfectly by the musical score of Giuseppe Beece. Also known as The Doomed Batallion, Berge in Flammen was filmed in three different languages -- German, English, French -- for a total cost of $150,000.
Directors:
Karl Hartl, Luis Trenker.
Writer:
Luis Trenker
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Luis Trenker as Florian Dimai |
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Lissy Arna as Pia |
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Claus Clausen as Leutnant Kall |
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Michael von Newlinsky as (uncredited) |
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Paul Graetz as Feldtelefonist |
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Luigi Serventi as Arthur Franchini |
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Emmerich Albert as Tirolean Mountain Guide (uncredited) |
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Erika Dannhoff as (uncredited) |
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Luis Gerold as Tirolean Mountain Guide (uncredited) |
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Hans Jamnig as Tirolean Mountain Guide (uncredited) |
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Hugo Lehner as Tirolean Mountain Guide (uncredited) |
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Roland von Rossi as Tirolean Mountain Guide (uncredited) |
| Directing | Karl Hartl | Director |
| Writing | Karl Hartl | Writer |
| Writing | Luis Trenker | Novel |
| Directing | Luis Trenker | Director |
| Production | Marcel Vandal | Producer |
| Production | Charles Delac | Producer |
| Camera | Albert Benitz | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Giovanni Vitrotti | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Sepp Allgeier | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Siegfried Weinmann | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Giuseppe Becce | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Luis Trenker | Screenplay |
| Crew | Sepp Allgeier | Cinematography |
| Crew | Albert Benitz | Cinematography |
| Crew | Giovanni Vitrotti | Cinematography |
| Editing | Ernst Fellner | Editor |
| Editing | Karl Hartl | Editor |
| Editing | Marc Sorkin | Editor |
| Art | Leopold Blonder | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charlotte Kaps | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Max Patyna | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Rudolf Strobl | Production Manager |
| Directing | Ernesto Remani | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Walter Schmidtkunz | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Hermann Birkhofer | Sound |
| Sound | Hans Bittmann | Sound |
| Sound | Hans Grimm | Sound |
| Crew | Emil Schmidt | Pyrotechnician |
| Camera | Curt Oertel | Still Photographer |
