The Call of the North (1929 film)

The Call of the North
Directed by	Nunzio Malasomma; Mario Bonnard;
Produced by	Victor Skutezky; Luis Trenker;
Written by	Curt J. Braun; Nunzio Malasomma;
Starring	Luis Trenker; Max Holzboer; Eva von Berne;
Cinematography	Franz Eigner; Eduard von Borsody; Willy Winterstein;
Edited by	Jean Oser; Geza Pollatschik;
Production; company	Hom-Film; Patria-Filmkunst-Produktion;
Distributed by	Süd-Film
Release date	13 September 1929;
Country	Germany
Language	German

The Call of the North (German: Der Ruf des Nordens) is a 1929 German adventure film directed by Nunzio Malasomma and Mario Bonnard and starring Luis Trenker, Max Holzboer, and Eva von Berne.[1] Originally produced as a silent film, it was subsequently released with an added soundtrack.

The only survivor of a polar expedition returns to try to find out what happened to his colleagues. It is similar to the tradition of mountain films, with large amounts of location footage shot, but with the setting moved to the North Pole.

The film's sets were designed by Heinrich Richter.

Cast

Luis Trenker as Peter Helling
Max Holzboer as Ivar Svensson
Eva von Berne as Jane Winton
Nico Turoff as Ivan
Aribert Mog as Petersen
Josef Rovenský as Der Kapitän
Carl Walther Meyer as Der Stewart
Paul Rehkopf as Aage
Ernõ Szenes as Der Koch
Lars Hanson
Roland von Rossi
Hugo Lehner
Karl Falkenberg
Arno Kozur
Alexandra Schmitt
Bruno Ziener

References

Parish & Canham, p. 30.

Bibliography

Parish, James Robert; Canham, Kingsley (1976). Film Directors Guide: Western Europe. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-0908-6.

External links

The Call of the North at IMDb

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[FOOTNOTEParishCanham30-1] Parish & Canham, p. 30.