The White Hell of Pitz Palu
Directed by	Rolf Hansen
Written by	Arnold Fanck (novella) Erna Fentsch
Produced by	Rolf Hansen Friedrich A. Mainz Harry R. Sokal Walter Traut Chiel Weissmann
Starring	Hans Albers Liselotte Pulver Adrian Hoven Antje Weisgerber
Cinematography	Richard Angst
Edited by	Anna Höllering
Music by	Mark Lothar
Production companies	Rolf Hansen Film Sokal-Film
Distributed by	Deutsche London Film
Release date	10 October 1950 (1950-10-10)
Running time	107 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

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.^[1] 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.

Plot[edit]

A young American couple accompany a veteran mountaineer on a dangerous climb in the Swiss Alps.

Cast[edit]

References[edit]

Bibliography[edit]

• Reimer, Robert C.; Reimer, Carol J. (2010). The A to Z of German Cinema. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7611-8.

External links[edit]

• The White Hell of Pitz Palu at IMDb