His Best Friend (1962)
His Best Friend (1962), directed by Luis Trenker, starring Toni Sailer and Dietmar Schönherr.
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Synopsis
The young engineer Peter and his best friend, the mountain guide Anderl, are passionate mountaineers. When Peter falls in love with Clarissa, the girlfriend of his student friend Marius, it leads to a fatal chain of dramatic events. Peter tells Clarissa that he is planning an ascent with Anderl on the dangerous Eiger north face. She does not want him to go, so finally Anderl decides to overcome the mountain alone. Halfway up Anderl has difficulties and Peters come out to help him and to finish the climb together. During the ascent, a storm brings the two men in mortal danger. Marius joins the rescue team, but he is still full of resentment and jealousy towards Peter.
- Bertl HöchtCinematography
- Rolf KästelCinematography
- Luis TrenkerDirector
- Adolf SchlysslederEditing
About the film
His Best Friend (German: Sein bester Freund) is a 1962 West German drama film directed by Luis Trenker and starring Toni Sailer, Dietmar Schönherr and Hilti von Allmen.
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His Best Friend (German: Sein bester Freund) is a 1962 West German drama film directed by Luis Trenker and starring Toni Sailer, Dietmar Schönherr and Hilti von Allmen.
Cast
Toni Sailer as Peter Haller
Dietmar Schönherr as Marius Melichar
Hilti von Allmen as Anderl Burri
Hans Nielsen as Direktor Imhoff
Elke Roesler as Clarissa, seine Tochter
Carmela Corren as Judith Gerlach
Peer Schmidt as Pat Nicot
Hans Richter as Max
Franz Muxeneder as Paul
Rudolf Platte as Köhler
Luis Trenker
References
Bibliography
Thomas Elsaesser & Michael Wedel. The BFI companion to German cinema. British Film Institute, 1999.
External links
His Best Friend at IMDb
Text from His Best Friend (1962 film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/His_Best_Friend_(1962_film)
Trivia
- It premiered on November 29, 1962, a Thursday.
- Its original title is "Sein bester Freund".
- This film's quiz has 8 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.
Production
- StudiosKurt Ulrich Filmproduktion
- CountriesGermany
- LanguagesGerman
- StatusReleased
More about this film
Set in
- Switzerland
Cast
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Toni Sailer
Peter Haller -
Dietmar Schönherr
Marius Melichar - Hilti von Allmen Anderl Burri
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Hans Nielsen
Direktor Imhoff -
Rudolf Platte
Köhler -
Peer Schmidt
Pat Nicot -
Franz Muxeneder
Paul -
Hans Richter
Max -
Paul Westermeier
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Luis Trenker
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Carmela Corren
Judith Gerlach - Elke Roesler Clarissa, seine Tochter
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Heidi Brühl
- Cornelia Froboess
- Fritz Gertsch
- Gaby Banschenbach
- Peter Weck
- Lucie Englisch
- Ina Duscha
- Yvette Attinger (archive footage)
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Crew
- Bertl Höcht Cinematography
- Rolf Kästel Cinematography
- Luis Trenker Director
- Adolf Schlyssleder Editing
- Kurt Ulrich Producer
- Heinrich Riethmüller Original music
- Peter Sandloff Original music
- Gustav Kampendonk Writer
Questions about this film
What is His Best Friend about?
His Best Friend: The young engineer Peter and his best friend, the mountain guide Anderl, are passionate mountaineers. When Peter falls in love with Clarissa, the girlfriend of his student friend Marius, it leads to a fatal chain of dramatic events. Peter tells Clarissa that he is planning an ascent with Anderl on the dangerous Eiger …
Who directed His Best Friend?
His Best Friend was directed by Luis Trenker in 1962.
Who stars in His Best Friend?
The cast of His Best Friend includes Toni Sailer, Dietmar Schönherr, Hilti von Allmen, Hans Nielsen and Rudolf Platte.
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