Föhn (1950)
October 9, 1950Release Date
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The aging doctor Dr. Johannes Jensen still cannot process the fact that on a joint mountain tour twenty years ago his wife was killed during an avalanche descent. When a young couple wants to climb the same mountain, Jensen fears that the incident could happen again. He tries in vain to dissuade the two of them from their plans. When they get into trouble, Jensen succeeds in saving them, sacrificing his own life.
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The White Hell of Pitz Palu (German: Föhn) is a 1950 West German mountain film directed by Rolf Hansen and starring Hans Albers, Liselotte Pulver and Adrian Hoven. It is a remake of Arnold Fanck's 1929 film The White Hell of Pitz Palu. Interiors were shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Sohnle and Fritz Lück . It was a prominent early role for the emerging Swiss star Pulver.