The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
The mountain guide Jakob is a controversial figure. His supposed father dies and leaves behind a great heritage to the people. In the town they consider Jakob a bastard, because his parents were not married, which means that without a testament, the lands in which he lives do not belong to him. But the testament indicates that the inheritance corresponds him under a single condition, he must be the first person to climb the east face of Monte Verità. French version of Die weisse majestat, shot the year before in German with the same script in the Eiger/Jungfrau region but with different actors and by a different director.
Ratings
TMDB10/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Serge de PolignyDirector
- René Le HénaffDirector
- Anton KutterScreenplay
- Jacques BelascoOriginal Music Composer
- Hilmar GeorgiOriginal Music Composer
- Peter KreuderOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Stephan BloetzerStéphane Malten
- Werner DübyL'ingénieur
- Gustav DiesslJacques Burgard
- Léon BelièresMalten
- Simone BourdayMonique Ander
- Jean TouloutLe pasteur
- Beni FührerGuy Ander
- Lucien DayleLe président
- Jacques de FéraudyLe juge fédéral Reymond
- MaximilienneMme Malten
- Paul ClergetLe président du tribunal
- Marcel VibertL'avocat
Themes
switzerlandmountainmountaineereuropetalkieclimbingblack and whitemountain climbingalps mountainsswiss alpsmountaineeringeuropean