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Der Berg des Schicksals
(The Peak of Destiny)
Also known as The Peak of Fate in the USA : [Peaks of Destiny]
(1924) Germany
B&W : [?] Seven? reels
Directed by Arnold Fanck

Cast: Hannes Schneider [Bergsteiger], Frida Richard [Mutter des Bergsteigers], Erna Morena [Frau des Bergsteigers], Luis Trenker [Sohn des Bergsteigers], Gustav Oberg [Freund des Bergsteigers], Hertha von Walther [Hella, Tochter des Bergsteigers], Werner Schaarschmidt [Unbekannter Kletterer], H. von Hoeslin [Unbekannter Kletterer]

[?] Berg und Sportfilm and/or Alpenfilm AG, Villars-sur-Glâne? production. / Produced by Arnold Fanck. Scenario by Arnold Fanck. Production design by Leopold Blonder. Location manager, Adolf Essek. Cinematography by Sepp Allgeier, Arnold Fanck, Eugen Hamm, Herbert Oettel and Hans Schneeberger. Film editor, Arnold Fanck. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was released in the USA as The Peak of Fate in seven reels (at 6800 feet) by F.B. Rogers on 28 May 1925.

Drama.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung [Germany]; Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 29 July 2021.

References: Bardèche-History p. 256; FilmYearBook-1926 p. 49; Shipman-Cinema p. 85 : Website-IMDb.