Mountain of Destiny

Mountain of Destiny (German: Berg des Schicksals) is a 1924 German silent drama film written and directed by Arnold Fanck and starring Hannes Schneider, Frida Richard, Erna Morena, and Luis Trenker. The film is about an alpinist who falls to his death while climbing a dangerous peak. His son later succeeds where his father had failed. The film was released in the United Kingdom with the title The Mountaineers. After seeing Mountain of Destiny, Leni Riefenstahl, then a dancer, decided she wanted to start appearing in films.^[1] She got in touch with Fanck and starred in his 1926 film The Holy Mountain.

Mountain of Destiny
German film poster
German	Berg des Schicksals
Directed by	Arnold Fanck
Written by	Arnold Fanck
Produced by	Arnold Fanck
Starring	Hannes Schneider Frida Richard Erna Morena Luis Trenker
Cinematography	Arnold Fanck Sepp Allgeier Eugen Hamm Herbert Oettel Hans Schneeberger
Edited by	Arnold Fanck
Music by	Florian C. Reithner (2010)
Production companies	Berg- und Sportfilm Alpenfilm AG, Villars-sur-Glâne
Release date	10 May 1924 (1924-05-10) (Germany)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent film German intertitles

Plot

After a mountaineer is killed attempting to climb a difficult mountain, his son dreams of conquering the peak that has defeated his father. But his mother makes him promise never to attempt it. Events eventually force her to release him from the promise, and he ascends the mountain successfully.

Cast

• Hannes Schneider as Bergsteiger
• Frida Richard as Bergsteiger's mother
• Erna Morena as Bergsteiger's wife
• Luis Trenker as Bergsteiger's son
• Gustav Oberg as Freund des Bergsteigers
• Hertha von Walther as Hella, Bergsteiger's daughter
• Werner Schaarschmidt as unknown climber
• H. von Hoeslin as unknown climber