Dokumentationen / Documentaries
aBERGE, DIE MENSCHEN, DER WAHN, DIE
Deutschland 1998 - directed by: Stefan König
questions are kept in mind: what impelled and drove the people into these extreme landscapes, onto such dangerous heights? What do they get from the mountains and what do they do to the mountains?
These questions are the basis for…
aDURCH DIE WILDEN ALPEN
Deutschland 2003 - directed by: Klaus T. Steindl
The film follows a route through untouched regions and bizzare landscapes of the Alps far apart from the alpine tourist centers, far above the tree border to almost impenetrable glacier zones. The extreme environmental conditions have created retreat areas for…
aEVEREST UNMASKED
1978 - directed by: Leo Dickinson
Above 8.000 metres in the Himalaya there is only a fraction of the oxygen at sea-level. Climbers suffer sickness and headaches and risk life threatening oedemas. Just taking a step needs a tremendous effort. It’s known as the Death Zone.…
aGOLD AUS GLETSCHERN
Südtirol 1954 - directed by: Luis Trenker
Documentary film on the construction of the hydro electric power plant in Kaprun.
aICH FILMTE AM MATTERHORN
1971 - directed by: Luis Trenker
At the age of 82 the famous film maker Luis Trenker once again climbs the Matterhorn where he had made one of his most successful films „DER BERG RUFT“ (The Challenge) in 1937. The film is about the first ascend…
aIN EIS UND SCHNEE - ARNOLD FANCK
Deutschland 1997 - directed by: Hans-Jürgen Panitz
Dr. Arnold Fanck, the legendary
film maker comes to life again, although he seems to have been forgotten for many years.
In 1995 the Film- und Stadtmuseum of Munich was given the opportunity to obtain the estate of Dr. Arnold…
aITALO WESTERN, DER - DENN SIE KENNEN KEIN ERBARMEN
(FOR THEY KNOW NO MERCY) - Deutschland 2006 - directed by: H.P. Panitz
Early 1960s in Europe: the Italian film industry is in a major crisis because the popular sword and sandal films have become too costly to be financed. The Germans are beginning to produce the “Winetou” westerns. A handful of Italian…
aKAMERADEN UNTERM EDELWEISS
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Die Aufnahmen zu diesem Film stammen aus der Kamera eines Gebirgsjägers der ehemaligen 1. Gebirgs - Division Mittenwald.
Aus dem durchweg authentischen Material von Wolfgang Gorter entstand ein Dokumentarbericht von den Erlebnissen deutscher Gebirgsjäger zwischen 1939 und 1942.
Kämpfe bei…
aKINO KOLOSSAL - HERCULES, MACISTE & CO
Deutschland / Schweiz 2000 - directed by: Hans-Jürgen Panitz
A 52 minute doc-feature on film history and the most famous muscleman productions such as
LA VENDETTA DI ERCOLE, ULISSES, MACISTE ALL’INFERNO, BEN HUR
with interviews with the ‚strong men‘ - the actors Steve Reeves, Gordon Mitchell, Rick Battaglia
and…
aKURTL GOES WEST
Deutschland 1998 - directed by: Stefan König
Kurt Albert (nicknamed „Kurtl“) is one of the best free climbers in the world today and quite a character. Starting at an early age, he climbed all there is to climb in his native Franconia. He has given up teaching…