Escape to the Dolomites

Escape to the Dolomites (German: Flucht in die Dolomiten, Italian: Il prigioniero della montagna) is a 1955 Italian-West German drama film directed by and starring Luis Trenker. The cast also features Marianne Hold, Robert Freitag and Yvonne Sanson.^[1] It was shot at the Icet Studios in Milan and on location around Lake Garda and the Fiemme Valley in Trentino.

Escape to the Dolomites
Directed by	Luis Trenker
Written by	Gustav K. Bienek (novel) Pier Paolo Pasolini Giorgio Bassani Luis Trenker
Produced by	Francesco Donato
Starring	Luis Trenker Marianne Hold Yvonne Sanson
Cinematography	Albert Benitz Enzo Oddone
Edited by	Ludolf Grisebach Aldo Quinti
Music by	Giorgio Fabor
Production companies	Bardo Film Primus Film
Distributed by	Kopp-Filmverleih
Release date	30 December 1955 (1955-12-30)
Running time	101 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

Synopsis

Giovanni Testa, a shipbuilder on Lake Garda, is accused of murdering his brother, who refused to loan him some money in order to rescue his business.

Cast

• Luis Trenker as Giovanni Testa
• Marianne Hold as Graziella
• Robert Freitag as Sergio
• Yvonne Sanson as Teresa
• Enrico Glori as Bepo Ghezzi
• Umberto Sacripante as Padre di Graziella
• Marcello Giorda as Ragionier Massaro
• Hans Jamnig as Dolomites guide
• Vincenz Nacker as Dolomites guide
• Phillip Prinoth as Dolomites guide
• Flavio Pancherias Dolomites guide
• Hans Hammig as Hans
• Vincenzo Nocker as Enzo
• Filippo Primod as Bepi
• Alda Quinti as Figlia di Giovanni