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White Majesty (1939)
The mountain guide Jakob is a controversial figure. His supposed father dies and leaves behind a great heritage to the people. In the town they consider Jakob a bastard, because his parents were not married, which means that without a testament, the lands in which he lives do not belong to him. But the testament indicates that the inheritance corresponds him under a single condition, he must be the first person to climb the east face of Monte Verità. There is a French version of the film, titled 'Un de la montagne', shot the year after with the same script but with different actors and by a different director.
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The mountain guide Jakob is a controversial figure. His supposed father dies and leaves behind a great heritage to the people. In the town they consider Jakob a bastard, because his parents were not married, which means that without a testament, the lands in which he lives do not belong to him. But the testament indicates that the inheritance corresponds him under a single condition, he must be the first person to climb the east face of Monte Verità. There is a French version of the film, titled 'Un de la montagne', shot the year after with the same script but with different actors and by a different director.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:August Kern, Anton Kutter
In Theaters:5/26/1939
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Runtime:100 minutes
Studio:Bavaria Film, Exclusivités Giovanni Seyta, Gefi-Filmgenossenschaft
Cast
August Kern, Anton Kutter, Alfred Zeisler
Director
Gustav Diessl
Jakob Burghardt
Hertha Thiele
Monika Amatter
Carl de Vogt
Bundesrichter Dr. Reymond
Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur
Der Verteidiger
Rolf Pinegger
Der Gemeindepräsident
Helmuth Renar
Staatsanwalt
Stephan Bloetzer
Stefan Thöni - Bergführer
Werner Düby
Bauingenieur
Beni Führer
Veit Amatter - Monikas Bruder
Max Weydner
Vater Amatter
Emil Höfer
Posthalter Thöni - Stefans Vater
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