German: Stürme über dem Mont Blanc (aka en: Storm Over Mont Blanc) is a 1930 German film written and directed by Arnold Fanck and starring Leni Riefenstahl, Sepp Rist and Ernst Udet.[1] The film is part of the German film genre of "mountaineering", popularized by Fanck. The story revolves around a man who works alone at the Mont Blanc weather station gathering data. His only contact with the world below is via Morse code signals. He is joined by a woman friend, who helps him survive a terrible storm over the mountain.[2]Ernst Udet is featured as a pilot who is involved in a dangerous mountain rescue. [N 1]
Meteorologist Hannes (Sepp Rist) works alone at a remote weather station below the summit of Mont Blanc in the French Alps. Every day he gathers data on weather conditions. When the weather is clear, he is able to use his telescope to gaze down at the town of Chamonix in the valley far below. His solitary life is interrupted only by the daily weather reports he transmits via Morse code to various weather centres throughout Europe. He is also able to listen to his friend Walter perform his organ concerts on the radio.
At the Chamonix observatory down in the valley, an astronomer's daughter, Hella Armstrong (Leni Riefenstahl), gazes up at the night sky, helping her father with his work. Every evening she looks forward to Hannes' weather reports and messages—like hearing from a close friend even though they've never met. In addition to her scientific interests, Hella enjoys skiing with her friends in the mountains. One day while skiing with her friends, she meets Ernst Udet (Ernst Udet) in his small aircraft. Together they fly above the clouds to the upper reaches of Mont Blanc. As they approach Hannes' weather station, she drops a small evergreen tree down by parachute with a note introducing herself. Enchanted by the gesture, he carefully decorates his tree for Christmas.
Thrilled with her flying experience over Mont Blanc, Hella persuades her father to join her on another flight to the weather station to visit Hannes—an old friend of her father (Friedrich Kayßler) who once worked at that station. At the small remote station, Hella is fascinated by the scientific equipment—and with Hannes. The next morning, Hannes takes Hella with him to the summit of Mont Blanc to capture that day's climate conditions. While they are away, Hella's father goes out to study the geology and falls from a rocky ledge and is killed. The young meteorologist and his female companion witness the fatal accident.
After they return to the station, a major storm closes in around them. Hannes does everything he can to comfort the grieving Hella. Before she leaves with the team that arrived to bring her father's body back down to the valley, Hannes asks her to look up his good friend Walter Petersen (Mathias Wieman). In the coming days, Hella mourns the death of her father. One day she visits Walter, who is sick. Hella takes care of him and helps him to recover, which in his loneliness he comes to misinterpret as romantic affection. Meanwhile, Hannes impatiently counts the days when he can be relieved from his work and see Hella again. But when he receives a letter from Walter informing him of his intended engagement to Hella, who knows nothing of the matter, he is so shocked by the news that he decides to stay at the weather station for another season and sends the replacement team back home.
Soon after, a severe storm descends on Mont Blanc. While out gathering his weather data, to his dismay Hannes loses his gloves, and his fingers soon freeze. Back at the weather station, with wind howling around him, Hannes realizes the danger he faces. He tries to revive feeling in his fingers, but is unsuccessful. He then attempts to make his way down the mountain, but the storm is too severe, and the snow bridges over the deep gorges have collapsed, cutting off the path. Exhausted and with hope nearly gone, he makes his way back to the storm damaged station and manages to send out an emergency SOS signal. Soon a rescue team is dispatched.
When Hella is informed that the rescue team cannot reach the station, she contacts Udet, knowing that an aircraft rescue is Hannes' only hope. Udet promptly responds and flies at great risk through a dangerous electrical storm to the station, where he finds Hannes in urgent need of care and arranges to heat the station and prepare some food. Meanwhile, Hella and the rescue team make their way up the mountain. After a difficult climb, they reach the weather station and Hannes gazes upon Hella with loving gratitude.
Filmed on location in Arosa, Switzerland, Babelsberg Observatory in Potsdam, Germany, and Mont-Blanc in Chamonix, France, Stürme über dem Mont Blanc is notable for its dramatic mountain footage and depictions of a violent snow storm.[1] The aircraft used in filming were:
Stürme über dem Mont Blanc premiered in Dresden, Germany on 25 December 1930. Although advertised as a sound film, most of the scenes were silent, with long, lingering shots of mountain peaks.[5] Aviation film historian James H. Farmer in Celluloid Wings: The Impact of Movies on Aviation (1984) described the aerial scenes, as "outstanding aerial sequences, including a hazardous landing on the Mount Blanc glacier."[6]
Footage from the film was later used in Lost Horizon (1937).[7]
References
Notes
^Udet spent the 1920s and early 1930s as a barnstormer in Europe and North America and as a stunt pilot in German films.[3]
Citations
^ abGagne , Sepp. "Review: 'Storm over Mont Blanc'." AllMovie, 2019. Retrieved: 29 July 2019.
^" Title: 'The Making of Lost Horizon' (1999)." IMDb, 2019. Retrieved: 28 July 2019.
Bibliography
Fanck, Arnold. 'Stürme über dem Montblanc. Ein Filmbildbuch. Nach dem gleichnamigen Film. St Louis, Missouri: Concordia, 1931. OCLC 20841117
Farmer, James H. Celluloid Wings: The Impact of Movies on Aviation. Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania: Tab Books Inc., 1984. ISBN978-0-83062-374-7.
Paris, Michael. From the Wright Brothers to Top Gun: Aviation, Nationalism, and Popular Cinema. Manchester, UK: Manchester University Press, 1995. ISBN978-0-7190-4074-0.
Rentschler, Eric and Arthur Kingsley Porter. The Ministry of Illusion: Nazi Cinema and its Afterlife. BostonL Harvard University Press, 1996. ISBN978-0-67457-640-7.
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German Sturme uber dem Mont Blanc aka en Storm Over Mont Blanc is a 1930 German film written and directed by Arnold Fanck and starring Leni Riefenstahl Sepp Rist and Ernst Udet 1 The film is part of the German film genre of mountaineering popularized by Fanck The story revolves around a man who works alone at the Mont Blanc weather station gathering data His only contact with the world below is via Morse code signals He is joined by a woman friend who helps him survive a terrible storm over the mountain 2 Ernst Udet is featured as a pilot who is involved in a dangerous mountain rescue N 1 Sturme uber dem Mont BlancGerman theatrical release posterDirected byArnold FanckWritten byArnold FanckProduced byGabriel Levy Harry R SokalStarringLeni Riefenstahl Sepp Rist Ernst UdetCinematographyHans Schneeberger Richard Angst Sepp AllgeierEdited byArnold FanckMusic byPaul DessauProductioncompanyAafa Film AGDistributed byAafa Film AGRelease date25 December 1930 1930 12 25 Germany Running time93 minutesCountryGermanyLanguageGermanContents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Reception 5 References 5 1 Notes 5 2 Citations 5 3 Bibliography 6 External linksPlot EditMeteorologist Hannes Sepp Rist works alone at a remote weather station below the summit of Mont Blanc in the French Alps Every day he gathers data on weather conditions When the weather is clear he is able to use his telescope to gaze down at the town of Chamonix in the valley far below His solitary life is interrupted only by the daily weather reports he transmits via Morse code to various weather centres throughout Europe He is also able to listen to his friend Walter perform his organ concerts on the radio At the Chamonix observatory down in the valley an astronomer s daughter Hella Armstrong Leni Riefenstahl gazes up at the night sky helping her father with his work Every evening she looks forward to Hannes weather reports and messages like hearing from a close friend even though they ve never met In addition to her scientific interests Hella enjoys skiing with her friends in the mountains One day while skiing with her friends she meets Ernst Udet Ernst Udet in his small aircraft Together they fly above the clouds to the upper reaches of Mont Blanc As they approach Hannes weather station she drops a small evergreen tree down by parachute with a note introducing herself Enchanted by the gesture he carefully decorates his tree for Christmas Thrilled with her flying experience over Mont Blanc Hella persuades her father to join her on another flight to the weather station to visit Hannes an old friend of her father Friedrich Kayssler who once worked at that station At the small remote station Hella is fascinated by the scientific equipment and with Hannes The next morning Hannes takes Hella with him to the summit of Mont Blanc to capture that day s climate conditions While they are away Hella s father goes out to study the geology and falls from a rocky ledge and is killed The young meteorologist and his female companion witness the fatal accident After they return to the station a major storm closes in around them Hannes does everything he can to comfort the grieving Hella Before she leaves with the team that arrived to bring her father s body back down to the valley Hannes asks her to look up his good friend Walter Petersen Mathias Wieman In the coming days Hella mourns the death of her father One day she visits Walter who is sick Hella takes care of him and helps him to recover which in his loneliness he comes to misinterpret as romantic affection Meanwhile Hannes impatiently counts the days when he can be relieved from his work and see Hella again But when he receives a letter from Walter informing him of his intended engagement to Hella who knows nothing of the matter he is so shocked by the news that he decides to stay at the weather station for another season and sends the replacement team back home Soon after a severe storm descends on Mont Blanc While out gathering his weather data to his dismay Hannes loses his gloves and his fingers soon freeze Back at the weather station with wind howling around him Hannes realizes the danger he faces He tries to revive feeling in his fingers but is unsuccessful He then attempts to make his way down the mountain but the storm is too severe and the snow bridges over the deep gorges have collapsed cutting off the path Exhausted and with hope nearly gone he makes his way back to the storm damaged station and manages to send out an emergency SOS signal Soon a rescue team is dispatched When Hella is informed that the rescue team cannot reach the station she contacts Udet knowing that an aircraft rescue is Hannes only hope Udet promptly responds and flies at great risk through a dangerous electrical storm to the station where he finds Hannes in urgent need of care and arranges to heat the station and prepare some food Meanwhile Hella and the rescue team make their way up the mountain After a difficult climb they reach the weather station and Hannes gazes upon Hella with loving gratitude Cast EditLeni Riefenstahl as Hella Armstrong Sepp Rist as Hannes Ernst Udet as Udet the Pilot Mathias Wieman as Walter Petersen Friedrich Kayssler as Armstrong Hella s Father Alfred Beierle Ernst Petersen David Zogg as Skifahrer Beni Fuhrer as Skifahrer Rahmi as Bergfuhrer Guzzi Lantschner as Bergfuhrer Benno Leubner as Bergfuhrer Harald Reinl as Bergfuhrer Hella Armstrong Double Luggi Foeger Claus von Suchotzky as Pilot des Aufnahmeflugzeuges Josef Gumboldt Hans Kogler Otto Leubner Kurt Reinl Julius Rahmi Walter TrautProduction EditFilmed on location in Arosa Switzerland Babelsberg Observatory in Potsdam Germany and Mont Blanc in Chamonix France Sturme uber dem Mont Blanc is notable for its dramatic mountain footage and depictions of a violent snow storm 1 The aircraft used in filming were Klemm Kl 25 D 1450 L 25 1A Udet U 12 Flamingo D 1202 822 4 Reception EditSturme uber dem Mont Blanc premiered in Dresden Germany on 25 December 1930 Although advertised as a sound film most of the scenes were silent with long lingering shots of mountain peaks 5 Aviation film historian James H Farmer in Celluloid Wings The Impact of Movies on Aviation 1984 described the aerial scenes as outstanding aerial sequences including a hazardous landing on the Mount Blanc glacier 6 Footage from the film was later used in Lost Horizon 1937 7 References EditNotes Edit Udet spent the 1920s and early 1930s as a barnstormer in Europe and North America and as a stunt pilot in German films 3 Citations Edit a b Gagne Sepp Review Storm over Mont Blanc AllMovie 2019 Retrieved 29 July 2019 Paris 1995 p 91 Rentschler and Porter 1996 pp 233 288 Santoir Christian German aircraft in the movies Aeromovies 25 April 2014 Retrieved 28 July 2019 Sinnott John Review Storm Over Mount Blanc Dvdtalk com 11 October 2005 Retrieved 28 July 2019 Farmer 1984 p 329 Title The Making of Lost Horizon 1999 IMDb 2019 Retrieved 28 July 2019 Bibliography Edit Fanck Arnold Sturme uber dem Montblanc Ein Filmbildbuch Nach dem gleichnamigen Film St Louis Missouri Concordia 1931 OCLC 20841117 Farmer James H Celluloid Wings The Impact of Movies on Aviation Blue Ridge Summit Pennsylvania Tab Books Inc 1984 ISBN 978 0 83062 374 7 Paris Michael From the Wright Brothers to Top Gun Aviation Nationalism and Popular Cinema Manchester UK Manchester University Press 1995 ISBN 978 0 7190 4074 0 Rentschler Eric and Arthur Kingsley Porter The Ministry of Illusion Nazi Cinema and its Afterlife BostonL Harvard University Press 1996 ISBN 978 0 67457 640 7 External links EditStorm over Mont Blanc at IMDb Storm over Mont Blanc at AllMovie Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sturme uber dem Mont Blanc amp oldid 1112373164, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
