Directed by:
Arnold FanckComposer:
Paul DessauCast:
Leni Riefenstahl, Gibson Gowland, Gustav Diessl, Ernst Udet, Max Holzboer, Hans Richter, Sepp Rist, Walter Riml, Arthur GrosserPlots(1)
In a departure from the trademark Alpine settings of Arnold Fanck's Bergfilme ("Mountain Films"), S.O.S. Iceberg (S.O.S. Eisberg) takes place off the coast of Greenland, where an explorer, Karl Lorenz (Gustav Diessl), is stranded on a steadily-eroding iceberg. A rescue crew, led by the heroic Johannes Krafft (Sepp Rist), reaches Prof. Lorenz, but also becomes stranded, as does Mrs. Lorenz (Leni Riefenstahl), who crashes her plane while trying to land in the icy waters of the North Atlantic. Surrounded by polar bears on their shrinking iceberg, the explorer and his would-be rescuers battle the elements, and each other, while waiting for a miracle. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Leni Riefenstahl
German Empire
Best movies:
White Hell of Pitz Palu (1929)
LENI (2015) (theatrical recording) - a.f.
The Holy Mountain (1926)
Gibson Gowland
UK
Best movies:
Sunrise (1927)
Gaslight (1944)
Behind the Door (1919)
Gustav Diessl
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
White Hell of Pitz Palu (1929)
The Devious Path (1928)
The Last Will of Dr. Mabuse (1933)
Ernst Udet
German Empire
Best movies:
White Hell of Pitz Palu (1929)
Max Holzboer
Switzerland
Best movies:
The Mountain Calls (1938)
The Blue Light (1932)
Hans Richter
German Empire
Best movies:
Knockout - Ein junges Mädchen, ein junger Mann (1935)
The Punch Bowl (1944)
Emil and the Detectives (1931)
Walter Riml
Austria-Hungary
Arthur Grosser
Best movies:
Barney's Version (2010)
Shivers (1975)
The Boy in Blue (1986)