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In the Shadow of the Mountain
5.8 / 10• 1940• 1h 30m•NR• German
DramaAdventure
Storyline
In a village near a deadly mountain ascent the people repeatedly have to help climbers in danger who didn't make it to the top, in fact nobody made it yet up there. Hansi Knoteck can't stand anymore the danger after a member of the rescue party dies and demands from Attila Hörbiger that he steps back from participating in his rescue efforts. Finally he relents but the villagers ostracize them. In the meantime Winnie Markus tries to seduce Richard Häußler who makes the life for his wife Viktoria von Ballasko a hell through his infidelities.
Cast & Crew
Attila Hörbiger
Andreas Aichbichler
Lead
Hansi Knoteck
Margret Murhaupt
Winnie Markus
Hedwig Brüggler
Viktoria von Ballasko
Veronika Zumtobel
Franziska Kinz
Anna Bründl, Shoemaker's Wife
EA
Elise Aulinger
Johanna Schloißnigg, General Store Owner
Richard Häussler
Alois Zumtobel, Woodcarver
Eduard Köck
Thaddäus Grill
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Alois Johannes Lippl's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. In the Shadow of the Mountain is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
