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In the Shadow of the Mountain

5.8 average rating
★★★★★
5.8
German / 90 MIN. / 1940

The Genres

The Synopsis

In a village near a deadly mountain ascent the people repeatedly have to help climbers in danger who didn't make it to the top, in fact nobody made it yet up there. Hansi Knoteck can't stand anymore the danger after a member of the rescue party dies and demands from Attila Hörbiger that he steps back from participating in his rescue efforts. Finally he relents but the villagers ostracize them. In the meantime Winnie Markus tries to seduce Richard Häußler who makes the life for his wife Viktoria von Ballasko a hell through his infidelities.

The Cast

Attila HörbigerHansi KnoteckWinnie MarkusViktoria von BallaskoFranziska KinzElise AulingerRichard HäusslerEduard KöckHeinrich HeilingerArnulf SchröderOtto WenkeWilly RösnerHans SchulzLudwig KerscherLudwig Schmid-WildyTheodolinde MüllerHeinrich HauserRudolf StadlerIrene KohlWilly SchultesWolfgang SchröderErich TeiblerKlaus SchröderPeter BenediktAnita DüwellErnst ElsiganSiegfried LiebingStuart Josef LutzHerbert KurthArtur BurdanEduard Koch

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