Shot over a five month period from January until June of 1929 literally on a mountain. Temperatures during filming were in the -50's to -60's at times. This film is really something to see.
Amazing photography, incredible effects achieved with light and shadow.
The film stars Hitler's favorite film director Leni Riefenenstahl who would go on to film documentaries for the Third Reich. One scene has her been hauled up the side of the mountain while an avalanche is falling on her what fun that must have been.
Incredible flying sequences by a German World War I fighter ace (62 confirmed kills) named Ernst Udet. It's unnerving to watch him fly so close to the mountain.
No special effects. An amazing film.
150 minutes.
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