Still of Arnold Fanck in Die weiße Hölle vom Piz Palü (1929)
Caption: Still of Arnold Fanck in Die weiße Hölle vom Piz Palü (1929)
Director, Producer, Writer
Born: March 6, 1889
Star sign: Pisces
Known for: White Hell of Pitz Palu (1929), Atarashiki tsuchi (1937), Der heilige Berg (1926), Storm Over Mont Blanc (1930)
Source: IMDB
Arnold Fanck was born March 6, 1889, in Frankenthal, Germany. A trained geologist, he began making documentary and action films after the end of World War I, and his love of geology inspired him to shoot his films in remote mountain locations. These pictures became immensely popular with the German audiences and led to what is known as the "...