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Der stille Berg (2014) Online
Original Title :
Der stille Berg
Genre :
Movie / Adventure / Drama / History / Romance / War
Year :
2014
Directror :
Ernst Gossner
Cast :
William Moseley,Eugenia Costantini,Claudia Cardinale
Writer :
Clemens Aufderklamm,Clemens Aufderklamm
Type :
Movie
Time :
1h 34min
Rating :
5.5/10
Der stille Berg (2014) Online

How war affects the people in the spectacular Dolomiti Mountains at the outbreak of WWI between Italy and Austria-Hungary in 1915.
Cast overview, first billed only:
William Moseley William Moseley - Andreas Gruber
Eugenia Costantini Eugenia Costantini - Francesca Calzolari
Claudia Cardinale Claudia Cardinale - Nuria Calzolari
Emily Cox Emily Cox - Elisabeth Gruber
Werner Daehn Werner Daehn - Sven Kornatz
Corrado Invernizzi Corrado Invernizzi - Nicola Quinziato
Michael Cadeddu Michael Cadeddu - Bepi Moiola
Fritz Karl Fritz Karl - Fritz Weinberger
Harald Windisch Harald Windisch - Karl Gruber
Brigitte Jaufenthaler Brigitte Jaufenthaler - Anna Gruber
Giulio Cristini Giulio Cristini - Angelo Calzolari
Felix Briegel Felix Briegel - Georg Lechner
Josef Lanz Josef Lanz - Clementi
Laura Bilgeri Laura Bilgeri - Marie Lanz
Franz Weichenberger Franz Weichenberger - Alfred Weber

The crew and cast was struck by lightning while shooting in the mountains. William Moseley was hit as was the camerawoman. She was looking through the viewfinder as the lightning struck and went through the iron body through her eye to her optical nerve and burnt it.

A battlefield set was destroyed and flushed into a nearby river by a mud slide.

William Moseley was hit by the lightning and days later he wasn't able to continue shooting the film anymore. Production had to be halted for another week.

Heavy rainfalls in the dolomites filled up a previously dry river bed within an hour. The film crew was trapped and some members of the crew had to be rescued to get across the river and to safety.


User reviews

Ynye

Ynye

A story about one of the less important frontlines of World War 1, the one in the Dolomites between Austria and Italy - one of the crazier battlefields in human history, allegedly more men died there by natural causes (weather, rockfall, avalanches ...) than by enemy hands. Many of the trenches, military roads and fortifications are still there - monuments to the insanity of war, as this production tries to be.

If you're shooting a war movie, there's no shortage of examples. The best comparison here, I think, would be "Das Boot" - a group of men, none of them really interested in politics, most of them simply drafted - fighting against a mostly unseen enemy and the forces of nature and modern warfare. While "The Silent Mountain" manages to stand its ground, it loses every single point to "Das Boot". Instead of focusing on the young men (William Moseley's performance leaves nothing to be desired, most other actors do a fine job, too), the writer decided to include some family drama (nice cameo by Claudia Cardinale) including a hopeless love story, as well as a subplot with a villain down in the valley and an over-the-top Italian commander - not badly written, but those distract very much from the main theme, and take away some impact.

Apart from those script problems, everything works, and the production values are OK despite some serious problems the crew ran into because of the harsh outdoor conditions - some members were hit by lightning, and their main battlefield set was washed away in a landslide before they could use it. As a result, there's less battlefield scenes than planned, but those that remain still give a good impression.

Not the best war movie, but far from a bad one.
Negal

Negal

The Silent Mountain is a movie about the war in WWI between the Austrians and the Italians fought in the Dolomite Mountains. I knew nothing of this war, which some have called the White War because more people died from the elements than from the fighting

The movie has a good mix of intrigue, mixed with a love story during a war, however

It takes on a completely new direction at the end which I found totally surprising and after checking, a true account of the events during this time.

I recommend to movie to everyone including families. Bloodshed, not any bad language I could remember, a few crude comments by solders and no nudity. Go see this movie!
HyderCraft

HyderCraft

"The Silent Mountain" or "Der stille Berg" is an Austrian movie from two years ago, 2014. The director is Ernst Gossner and the writer is Clemens Aufderklamm and these two are probably the main reason why this is credited here on IMDb as a German-language film, even if there are also several other languages spoken during these 100 minutes. This multi-cultural touch comes mostly from lead actor William Moseley, but also from several of the supporting players, including the pretty legendary Italian actress Claudia Cardinale. The only other cast member I am somewhat familiar with in here is Austrian actor Fritz Karl, who plays a bit of an antagonist. Unfortunately, this film is just another example of how it seems to be so much more difficult to make a great film about World War I than about World War II. I found none of the action too interesting and same can be said about the characters. This is especially a negative deal-breaker as the entire film basically relies on you caring for the main character's love relationship with the biggest supporting character. But this part did not convince me at all and this is a bit surprising as it is usually the war action that I care the least about in these kind of films. But here it was possibly the best aspect of the entire film, or maybe the second best closely behind the occasionally stunning cinematography. As the title already tells us, a lot of the action takes place in the mountains and it's a great location for every gifted cinematographer of course. There was one scene in particular when we the the snowy mountainside from far far up high and see occasional explosions and this also showed us how small we and our struggles are in the grand scheme of things I guess. But this description from me should also tell people that this film is, for the most part, a case of style over substance and I think really only those should see it who have a huge huge interest in World War I and have basically seen everything else, so they restrict themselves to it. Thumbs down from me and I suggest you watch something else instead.
Vivaral

Vivaral

When we think of WWI, we think of trenches and the barbed wire laden No Man's Land with machine gun fire on both sides. But this depicts a war between close neighbors on two sides of a border on different sides of the same mountain. The acting was very good and the cinematography just spectacular. This film deserved so much better than it received in reviews and attention. It is definitely worth watching!