---
title: 'The White Hell of Pitz Palu (1950)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Rolf Hansen'
released: '1950-10-10'
runtime_minutes: 86
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-white-hell-of-pitz-palu-1950'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042493/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The White Hell of Pitz Palu (1950)

1950 · 86 min · Drama, Adventure, Romance · Germany

Original title: Föhn

## Synopsis

The White Hell of Pitz Palu is a 1950 West German mountain film directed by Rolf Hansen and starring Hans Albers, Liselotte Pulver and Adrian Hoven. It is a remake of Arnold Fanck's 1929 film The White Hell of Pitz Palu. Interiors were shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Sohnle and Fritz Lück. It was a prominent early role for Lieselotte Pulver and helped put the young Swiss actress on the path to stardom in the German-speaking world.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Rolf Hansen](https://cinepixo.com/people/rolf-hansen)
- **Screenplay:** [Erna Fentsch](https://cinepixo.com/people/erna-fentsch)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mark Lothar](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-lothar)
- **Producer:** [Friedrich A. Mainz](https://cinepixo.com/people/friedrich-a-mainz)
- **Director of Photography:** [Richard Angst](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-angst)
- **Editor:** [Anna Höllering](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-hollering)

## Cast

- [Adrian Hoven](https://cinepixo.com/people/adrian-hoven)
- [Liselotte Pulver](https://cinepixo.com/people/liselotte-pulver)
- [Ellen Widmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/ellen-widmann)
- [Heinrich Gretler](https://cinepixo.com/people/heinrich-gretler)
- [Hans Albers](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-albers)
- [Antje Weisgerber](https://cinepixo.com/people/antje-weisgerber)

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