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The Great Leap (German: Der grosse Sprung) is a 1927 German silent comedy film directed by Arnold Fanck and starring Leni Riefenstahl, Luis Trenker and Hans Schneeberger. A young Italian girl living in the Dolomites falls in love with a member of a tourist party skiing on the nearby mountains.
The Great Leap: Directed by Arnold Fanck. With Leni Riefenstahl, Luis Trenker, Hans Schneeberger, Paul Graetz. A young Italian girl living in the Dolomites falls in love with a member of a tourist party skiing on the nearby mountains.
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- Adventure, Comedy
- Arnold Fanck
- 1928-03-08
The Great Leap (German: Der grosse Sprung) is a 1927 German silent comedy film directed by Arnold Fanck and starring Leni Riefenstahl, Luis Trenker and Hans Schneeberger. A young Italian girl living in the Dolomites falls in love with a member of a tourist party skiing on the nearby mountains.
- Arnold Fanck
This bubbly comedy (featuring Riefenstahl’s usual on-screen love interest, Luis Trenker) combines slapstick laughs with stunning footage of acrobatic skiing and rock climbing, making it perhaps the most entertaining (if unconventional) entry in the cycle of German mountain films.
A German mountain slapstick movie! And it's a truly an amusing one! Filled with original and creative gags in the winter landscape. The addition of Hans Schneeberger and Paul Graetz to the silly mix helps where the other two struggle. Those two were polished at their comic game while comedy where not really Riefenstahl & Trenker thing.
- Arnold Fanck
- UFA
Directed by Arnold Fanck. Year: 1927. Country: Germany. Language: German. Synopsis. Cast & Crew. Before she became a celebrated documentarian (and notorious public figure), Leni Riefenstahl was a popular actress, best known for her “mountain films” made by director Arnold Fanck.
May 13, 2020 · As an example of silent comedy, as an entry in the “mountain film” genre, and even as a part of the film career of Leni Riefenstahl, there’s little to The Great Leap to recommend it. The Great Leap stars Riefenstahl as Gita, a young goatherd living in the Alps.
