---
title: 'The Holy Mountain (1926)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Arnold Fanck'
released: '1926-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 105
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-holy-mountain-1926'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0016953/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Holy Mountain (1926)

1926 · 105 min · Drama, Adventure · Germany

Original title: Der heilige Berg

## Synopsis

The Holy Mountain is a 1926 German mountain film directed by Arnold Fanck and starring Leni Riefenstahl, Luis Trenker and Frida Richard. It was future filmmaker Riefenstahl's first screen appearance as an actress. Written by Arnold Fanck and Hans Schneeberger, the film is divided into nine parts, each introduced by an intertitle.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Arnold Fanck](https://cinepixo.com/people/arnold-fanck)
- **Screenplay:** [Arnold Fanck](https://cinepixo.com/people/arnold-fanck)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Edmund Meisel](https://cinepixo.com/people/edmund-meisel)
- **Producer:** [Harry R. Sokal](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-r-sokal)
- **Director of Photography:** [Helmar Lerski](https://cinepixo.com/people/helmar-lerski)

## Cast

- [Frida Richard](https://cinepixo.com/people/frida-richard)
- [Ernst Petersen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernst-petersen)
- [Leni Riefenstahl](https://cinepixo.com/people/leni-riefenstahl)
- [Hannes Schneider](https://cinepixo.com/people/hannes-schneider)
- [Friedrich Schneider](https://cinepixo.com/people/friedrich-schneider)
- [Luis Trenker](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-trenker)

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