The read
It runs a compact 1h 21m.
Synopsis
Shortly before the First World War, an Italian and an Austrian mountain guides take part in a mountaineering expedition together. Not long afterwards they find themselves fighting on different sides in the same area in the Dolomites, fighting to conquer the same high pass (Col Alto). When the war is over, they meet again. Their friendship has survived the war. American version of the film Berge in Flammen. It uses some scenes from the original German-French version. There is a third version of the film titled Les Monts en Flammes, shot the same year in French.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Cyril GardnerDirector
- Luis TrenkerDirector
- Karl HartlDirector
- Giuseppe BecceOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Luis TrenkerFlorian Di Mai
- Tala BirellMaria Di Mai
- Albert ContiCaptain Kessler
- Victor VarconiArtur Franchini
- Henry ArmettaAngelo
- Gustav von SeyffertitzAustrian General
- C. Henry GordonItalian General
- Gibson GowlandInnerhofer
- Herman BingAustrian Soldier (uncredited)
- Claus ClausenLeutnant Kall (edited from Berge in Flammen)(uncredited)
- Paul PanzerVillager(uncredited)
- Russ PowellBurgermeister(uncredited)
Stills
Themes
italianworld war iitalymountaineereuropetalkieclimbingblack and whitemountain climbingalps mountainsmountaineeringmountain pass