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Arnold Fanck

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Born: March 6, 1889
Died: September 28, 1974
From: Frankenthal, Germany

Biography

Arnold Fanck (6 March 1889 – 28 September 1974) was a German film director and pioneer of the mountain film genre.

Known for

The Holy Mountain

The White Hell of Pitz Palu

The White Stadium

Cloud Phenomena of Maloja

Storm Over Mont Blanc

S.O.S. Iceberg

The Great Leap

S.O.S. Iceberg

Filmography

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2018

Ice Cold Passion - Leni Riefenstahl and Arnold Fanck between Hitler and Hollywood

Acting (Self (archive footage))

2008

Faszination Bergfilm - Himmelhoch und Abgrundtief

Acting (Self (archive footage))

1956

Kleines Zelt und große Liebe

Writing (Writer)

1951

German Film Award

Acting (Self) 1 EP

1941

Battle for the Mountain

Directing (Director)

1940

Ein Robinson

Directing (Director)

1938

Kaiserbauten in Fernost

Production (Producer)

1937

The Daughter of the Samurai

Writing (Screenplay) Editing (Editor) Directing (Director) Production (Producer)

1936

Die Wildnis stirbt!

Directing (Director)

1935

Rêve éternel

Directing (Director) Writing (Writer) Editing (Editor)

1934

The Eternal Dream

Directing (Director) Editing (Editor) Writing (Writer)

Die Seehunde

Directing (Director)

The Fight for the Matterhorn

Writing (Writer) Editing (Editor) Art (Supervising Art Director)

1933

S.O.S. Iceberg

Writing (Story) Directing (Director)

S.O.S. Iceberg

Writing (Writer) Directing (Director)

1932

Writing (Story)

1931

The White Ecstasy

Directing (Director) Writing (Writer) Editing (Editor)

1930

Storm Over Mont Blanc

Writing (Writer) Directing (Director) Editing (Editor)

1929

The White Hell of Pitz Palu

Directing (Director) Writing (Writer) Editing (Editor)

1928

The Fight for the Matterhorn

Writing (Writer) Editing (Editor)

The White Stadium

Directing (Director) Editing (Editor)

1927

The Great Leap

Writing (Writer) Directing (Director) Editing (Editor)

1926

The Holy Mountain

Directing (Director) Writing (Writer) Editing (Editor)

1924

Cloud Phenomena of Maloja

Directing (Director)

Mountain of Destiny

Directing (Director) Production (Producer) Writing (Writer) Editing (Editor) Camera (Director of Photography)

1923

Pömperly's Kampf mit dem Schneeschuh

Writing (Screenplay) Directing (Director)

1922

The Wonder of the Snowshoe, 2. Part - A Fox Hunt on Skis through the Engadine

Directing (Director) Production (Producer) Editing (Editor) Crew (Cinematography)

1921

Im Kampf mit dem Berge

Directing (Director) Writing (Writer) Production (Producer) Camera (Director of Photography) Editing (Editor)

The Battle of the Century

Production (Producer)

1920

Das Wunder des Schneeschuhs

Acting Directing (Director) Camera (Director of Photography) Writing (Screenplay) Editing (Editor)

1913

4628 Meter hoch auf Skiern

Acting (Self) Directing (Director)

Undated

Südtirol. Ein Vorposten deutscher Kultur

Camera (Director of Photography)