Mountain of Destiny () is a 1924 German silent drama film written and directed by Arnold Fanck and starring Hannes Schneider, Frida Richard, Erna Morena, and Luis Trenker. The film is about an alpinist who falls to his death while climbing a dangerous peak. His son later succeeds where his father had failed. The film was released in the United Kingdom with the title The Mountaineers. After seeing Mountain of Destiny, Leni Riefenstahl, then a dancer, decided she wanted to start appearing in films. She got in touch with Fanck and starred in his 1926 film The Holy Mountain.
Plot After a mountaineer is killed attempting to climb a difficult mountain, his son dreams of conquering the peak that has defeated his father. But his mother makes him promise never to attempt it. Events eventually force her to release him from the promise, and he ascends the mountain successfully.
Cast Hannes Schneider as Bergsteiger Frida Richard as Bergsteiger's mother Erna Morena as Bergsteiger's wife Luis Trenker as Bergsteiger's son Gustav Oberg as Freund des Bergsteigers Hertha von Walther as Hella, Bergsteiger's daughter Werner Schaarschmidt as unknown climber H. von Hoeslin as unknown climber
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External links
Der Berg des Schicksals at MNTNFILM Der Berg des Schicksals at filmportal.de Film-Kurier #21, 1924 pg 1-8
program from UFA Film Nights, 2022 film restoration project at F. W. Murnau Foundation Der Berg des Schicksals on YouTube