The Holy Mountain
Movie
Type
1926
Year
1h 40m
Runtime
★ 7.0
Rating
Adventure / Drama
Genre
Leni Riefenstahl made her film debut in this "mountain film" by writer/director Arnold Fanck, and went on to appear in five more under his direction. In Der Heilige Berg she plays the professional dancer Diotima who finds herself the apex of a love triangle when she is pursued by two mountain climbers, Vigo (Ernst Petersen) and his unnamed older friend (Luis Trenker).
Cast

Leni Riefenstahl
Diotima

Luis Trenker
Karl

Ernst Petersen
Vigo

Frida Richard
Mother
Friedrich Schneider
Colli
Hannes Schneider
Mountain Guide
Leontine Sagan