Der heilige Berg (1926) Online
The dancer, Diotima, meets an engineer and skier, Karl, in his cottage in the mountains where they fall in love and have an affair. When Karl's young friend, Vigo, meets her she gives him her scarf. The infatuated Vigo mistakenly believes she is in love with him. Karl sees Diotima innocently caressing Vigo and he believes that Diotima is betraying him with his friend.
Credited cast: | |||
Leni Riefenstahl | - | Diotima | |
Luis Trenker | - | Karl | |
Ernst Petersen | - | Vigo | |
Frida Richard | - | Mother | |
Friedrich Schneider | - | Colli | |
Hannes Schneider | - | Mountain Guide | |
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Leontine Sagan |
The Ice Palace was 16 meters high and it took 4 weeks to build. Because the shootings where delayed and the temperature increased, it started melting and it had to be rebuilt again when the weather was cold enough to maintain it.
At the end a caption reads that loyalty was the highest virtue of a person. The motto of the German SS was, "meine ehre heist treue" or My Honor is Loyalty. A virtue taken to an extreme degree.
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