Drama
An engineer struggles with his rival to receive the order to carry out an important construction in the Valle d'Aosta. Both opponents embark on a competitive alpine challenge, with the intention of being able to eliminate the opponent at the minimum opportunity. After an unfortunate accident, one of the two disappears. Although shot in 1943, the film was not released in Italy until February 1945.
Directed by
Luis Trenker
Written by
Luigi Freddi
Bobby Todd
An engineer
Luis Trenker
Engineer Roberto Rey
Evi Maltagliati
Gianna Fortis
Mino Doro
Corrado Conti
Emilio Petacci
The priest (1943)
Ernesto Sabbatini
Mr. Fortis
Umberto Sacripante
Macugnà, the old mountain guide
Dora Bini
Maria Macugnà
Paul Rainer
Lawyer Portali
Theo Miller
Beppe, the shepherd
Paul Schmid
The priest (1949)
Leo Gasperl
The ski instructor
Carla De Gara
Graziella, the orphan
Toni Nagel
Fifonero
Greta Lindstrom
Fifonero's Wife
Therese Spörl
A guest in treatment
Luis Cafell
A guide
Hugo Lehner
A guide
Giuseppe Pirovano
A guide
Emilio Rey
A guide
Silvano Salluard
A guide
Marco Soler
(1949 version only)
Vienna Symphony
Wiener Sängerknaben

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