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Arnold Fanck

Name in Native Language: "Arnold Heinrich Fanck" (German/DE)
Film Director / Film Producer / Screenwriter | * 03/06/1889 († 85, 09/28/1974) | Frankenthal (Germany)
Arnold Fanck (6 March 1889 – 28 September 1974) was a German film director and pioneer of the mountain film genre. He is best known for the extraordinary alpine footage he captured in such films as The Holy Mountain (1926), The White Hell of Pitz Palu (1929), Storm Over Mont Blanc (1930), The White Ecstasy (1931), and S.O.S. Eisberg (1933). Fanck was also instrumental in launching the careers of several filmmakers during the Weimar years in Germany, including Leni Riefenstahl, Luis Trenker, and cinematographers Sepp Allgeier, Richard Angst, Hans Schneeberger, and Walter Riml. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Adventure | Documentaries

Known for these Movies & Shows

Awards & Nominations for Arnold Fanck

German Film Award
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Movies with Arnold Fanck as Actor(1)

Movies with Arnold Fanck as Crew(39)

Directing/Director1940 Ein Robinson
Directing/Director1937 The Daughter of the Samurai
Editing/Editor1937 The Daughter of the Samurai
Production/Producer1937 The Daughter of the Samurai
Writing/Screenplay1937 The Daughter of the Samurai
Directing/Director1935 Rêve éternel
Directing/Director1934 Der ewige Traum
Writing/Writer1934 Der ewige Traum
Directing/Director1933 S.O.S. Iceberg
Writing/Writer1933 S.O.S. Iceberg
Writing/Story1933 S.O.S. Iceberg
Writing/Story1932 Slalom
Directing/Director1931 White Ecstasy
Writing/Writer1931 White Ecstasy
Directing/Director1930 Storm Over Mont Blanc
Writing/Writer1930 Storm Over Mont Blanc
Directing/Director1929 White Hell of Pitz Palu
Writing/Writer1929 White Hell of Pitz Palu
Directing/Director1928 The White Stadium
Editing/Editor1928 The White Stadium
Writing/Writer1928 The Fight for the Matterhorn
Directing/Director1927 The Great Leap
Writing/Writer1927 The Great Leap
Directing/Director1926 The Holy Mountain
Editing/Editor1926 The Holy Mountain
Writing/Writer1926 The Holy Mountain
Crew/Cinematography1924 Mountain of Destiny
Directing/Director1924 Mountain of Destiny
Editing/Editor1924 Mountain of Destiny
Production/Producer1924 Mountain of Destiny
Writing/Writer1924 Mountain of Destiny
Directing/Director1924 Cloud Phenomena of Maloja
Directing/Director1921 Im Kampf mit dem Berge 1.Teil
Production/Producer1921 The Battle of the Century
Directing/Director1920 Das Wunder des Schneeschuhs

Citizenship: Germany
Born: Wednesday, 03/06 1889 (March) in Frankenthal (Germany)
Died: Saturday, 09/28 1974 (September) in Freiburg im Breisgau (aged: 85)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: German (DE)
Children: Hans Fanck
Arnold Fanck frequently works together with these people:
Sepp Allgeier (8x, Crew)
Leni Riefenstahl (7x, Actress)
Hannes Schneider (6x, Actor)
Walter Riml (5x, Crew)
Sepp Rist (4x, Actor)
Luis Trenker (4x, Actor)
Ernst Udet (4x, Actor)
Leontine Sagan (3x, Crew)
Richard Angst (3x, Crew)
Harry R. Sokal (3x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:291819, Added: 08/11/2018, Last updated: 03/14/2024