Arnold Fanck | |
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 Fanck in spring 1939 aboard the German liner SS Bremen | |
| Born | 6 March 1889 |
| Died | 28 September 1974 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | University of Zürich |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Known for | Mountain films |
Arnold Fanck (6 March 1889 – 28 September 1974) was a German film director and pioneer of the mountain film genre.[1][2] He is best known for the extraordinary alpine footage he captured in such films as The Holy Mountain (1926), The White Hell of Pitz Palu (1929), Storm over Mont Blanc (1930), The White Ecstasy (1931), and S.O.S. Eisberg (1933). Fanck was also instrumental in launching the careers of several filmmakers during the Weimar years in Germany, including Leni Riefenstahl, Luis Trenker, and cinematographers Sepp Allgeier, Richard Angst, Hans Schneeberger, and Walter Riml.[3]
- ^ Bergfilmpionier Arnold Fanck - Vergessener Star
- ^ Sadoul, Georges; Morris, Peter (1972). Dictionary of Film Makers. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-520-02151-8.
Arnold Fanck
- ^ Inkster 2012, p. 19.