Berge in Flammen is a movie directed by Karl Hartl and Luis Trenker in 1931 and based on the book Berge in Flammen: Ein Roman aus den Schicksalstagen Südtirols by Luis Trenker, first published in 1931. The movie features Luis Trenker, Lissy Arna, Claus Clausen, Luigi Serventi, Paul Graetz, Emmerich Albert, and others.
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Storyline
Shortly before the First World War, an Italian and an Austrian mountain guides take part in a mountaineering expedition together. Not long afterwards they find themselves fighting on different sides in the same area in the Dolomites, fighting to conquer the same high pass (Col Alto). When the war is over, they meet again. Their friendship has survived the war.
Movie vs Book
Year
1931
Minutes
98
Movie Rate
6.70
Source: IMDb
Year
1931
Pages
237
Book Rate
7.34
S: Goodreads
Book
Berge in Flammen
Subtitle: Ein Roman aus den Schicksalstagen Südtirols
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Joë Hamman, Luis Trenker
Movie by Cyril Gardner
User polls & recommendations
“The language of prose is very different than the language of cinema. The movie has to successfully translate what was in the book.”
YANN MARTEL (Writer)
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