Storm over Mont Blanc

Storm over Mont Blanc German Strme ber dem Mont Blanc is a 1930 German film written and directed by Arnold Fanck and starring Leni Riefenstahl, Sepp Rist and Ernst Udet. The film is about a man who works alone at the Mont Blanc weather station gathering data. His only contact with the world below is via Morse code signals. He is joined by a woman friend, who helps him survive a terrible storm over the mountain. Filmed on location in Arosa, Switzerland, Babelsberg Observatory in Potsdam, Germany, and MontBlanc in Chamonix, France, the film is notable for its dramatic mountain footage and depictions of a violent snow storm. Storm over Mont Blanc premiered in Dresden, Germany onDecember 1930.

At the Chamonix observatory down in the valley, an astronomers daughter, Hella Armstrong Leni Riefenstahl, gazes up at the night sky, helping her father with his work. Every evening she looks forward to Hannes weather reports and messageslike hearing from a close friend even though theyve never met. In addition to her scientific interests, Hella enjoys skiing with her friends in the mountains. One day while skiing with her friends, she meets Udet Ernst Udet in his small aircraft. Together they fly above the clouds to the upper reaches of Mont Blanc. As they approach Hannes weather station, she drops a small evergreen tree down by parachute with a note introducing herself. Enchanted by the gesture, he carefully decorates his tree for Christmas.Thrilled with her flying experience over Mont Blanc, Hella persuades her father to join her on another flight to the weather station to visit Hannesan old friend of her father who once worked at that station. At the small remote station, Hella is fascinated by the scientific equipmentand with Hannes. The next morning, Hannes takes Hella with him to the summit of Mont Blanc to capture that days climate conditions. While they are away, Hellas father goes out to study the geology and falls from a rocky ledge and is killed. The young meteorologist and his female companion witness the fatal accident. ........

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