The Holy Mountain






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        Arnold Fanck
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          Actors: Leni Riefenstahl, Luis Trenker, Ernst Petersen, Frida Richard, Friedrich Schneider
          Director: Arnold Fanck
          Writer: Arnold Fanck
          Producer: Harry R. Sokal
          Format: Box set, Black & White, Full Screen, PAL, Silent
          Language: English
          Subtitles: English
          Region: Region 2 (UK & Europe)
          Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
          Number of discs: 2

          Classification: U
          Studio: Eureka Entertainment
          DVD Release Date: 21 Jun 2004
          Run Time: 286 minutes




      • “A Heroic Song from a Towering World of Heights” — German filmmaker and doctor Arnold Fanck (1889-1974) made this beautifully photographed Bergfilm, or ‘mountain film’, in 1926. Written in three days and nights — especially for Leni Riefenstahl — The Holy Mountain took over a year to film in the Alps with an entourage of expert skiers and climbers.

        Ostensibly a love triangle romance — between Riefenstahl’s young dancer and the two explorers she encounters — Fanck relishes the glorious Alpine landscape by filming death-defying climbing, avalanche-dodging, and frenetic downhill ski racing.

        After learning the ropes from Fanck, Riefenstahl’s own Bergfilme flowered at UFA during the 1930s, and Fanck became her editor. This restoration is a visual feast — a fascinating look at the origins of a genre. Extras include the 3hr documentary The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl (by Ray Müller) on disc 2.



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          SPECIAL FEATURES
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          Extensive 2001 restoration,
          2 disc set
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          The Wonderful, Horrible Life
          of Leni Riefenstahl           (1993) by
          Ray Müller, 180-mins
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          New 2002 score by Aljoscha
          Zimmerman           (Dolby 2.0 Stereo
          & Dolby 5.1)
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          Original German intertitles
          with English subtitles
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          Booklet containing new essay
          by Doug Cummings
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          Two RSDL discs [DVD9]
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          Germany | 106 min.
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          1.33:1 OAR
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          black & white
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          monaural
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      • Price: £23.99
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