The alpine pasture on the border
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The alpine pasture on the border |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1951 |
| length | 93 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director |
Walter Janssen Franz Antel |
| script | Franz Antel Peter Ostermayr Aldo von Pinelli |
| production | Peter Ostermayr-Film GmbH, Munich ( Ottmar Ostermayr , Peter Ostermayr) |
| music | Bernhard Eichhorn |
| camera |
Peter Haller Werner Krien |
| cut | Adolf Schlyssleder |
| occupation | |
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Die Alm an der Grenz (reference title Der Berg der Liebe and Der Sonder ) is a German fiction film from 1951 directed by Walter Janssen and Franz Antel based on the novella “ The Special ” by Ludwig Ganghofer (1855–1920). The main roles are cast with Richard Häussler , Inge Egger and Willy Rösner , leading roles with Inge Cornelius , Paul Richter and Gustl Gstettenbaur .
action
When Martl, the farmer from Bründlhof, asked Mayor Pfroitner for the hand of his daughter Zzil, he got a double rebuff: He wasn't good enough for the mayor and Zezzil was annoyed that Martl didn't speak to her first. Martl is not man enough for her, especially since she fell in love with Martl's gripping wood servant Sepp. Sepp impresses numerous women in the village with his brisk demeanor.
One day the mayor and a border policeman come to Martl to arrest Sepp. Martl, astonished, learns that his servant has escaped from the prison and has been involved in pushing across the border since his time at the Bründlhof. Martl offers to fetch Sepp, who is currently out in the mountains, back and deliver him to the police.
He can find Sepp in a remote alpine hut, but to his great annoyance he is not alone: Zzil is with him. Just as Martl is about to retire, however, an avalanche goes down and buries the three people in the hut. In this hour of probation ,zazil realizes the fundamental difference between the two men: Martl proves to be the strong one and uses all his strength to protect the hut from falling under the snow load. He saves the lives of all three while Sepp has fearfully given himself up. The hut is exposed in the roof area by helpers hurrying up the mountain. When a rope is lowered, the Sepp immediately grabs it to be pulled up first, but is roughly pushed aside by the Martl, who hands the rope to Zezzil. He himself can be pulled up last. After Sepp has been able to slip away in the general confusion, two border guards pursue a new meanness on his part. When jumping over a wide crevice, the fugitive misjudges himself and falls into the depths.
Zazil now knows who “the special one” is and regrets having turned down Martl. Martl is soon elected as the new mayor and goes to the Pfroitnerhof again, where he comes out beaming with joy. Both fall into each other's arms without a word and kiss and of course the young woman is only too happy to give him her yes.
production
Production notes, background
It is a Peter Ostermayr film in Unitas and Kopp rental. The film was made in the Munich-Geiselgasteig studio with exterior shots from Berchtesgaden , Wendelstein , Hafelekar and Hintersee .
In her master's thesis “The 'New Bavarian Homeland Film ' in the 21st Century, depicted in the cinematic work of Marcus H. Rosenmüller ”, Elisabeth Huber also goes into the film Die Alm an der Grenz as an example film and explains among other things: “In the Film The alpine pasture at the border , the mountain environment appears in the form of 'at the border'. The mountain environment becomes a dangerous place here that can threaten people. In the film there are dangerous climbs on rocks and smuggling on impassable and hidden paths that only the hero can master. The connection of the mountain landscape with the events in this film has the purpose to clarify and emphasize the character traits of the film characters. "
publication
The film premiered on September 20, 1951 at the Filmpalast in Augsburg. In Austria , the film started on August 31, 1951. On July 22, 1967, the film drama had its television premiere on the Second German Television ( ZDF ).
The film was released by Alive on September 8, 2017 as part of the "Jewels of Film History" series on DVD.
criticism
“Popular Ganghofer film based on the tried and tested scheme: smugglers, poachers and love in a mountain village. (Alternative title: 'The Special', 'The Mountain of Love'). "
"Good home cooking from the heyday of the Heimat film."
Web links
- The Alm at the border in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Alm at the border Fig.Illustrated film stage No. 1260
- Die Alm at the border Fig. Movie poster and Fig. Further film poster and further film poster
Individual evidence
- ^ Alfred Bauer : German feature film Almanach. Volume 2: 1946-1955 , p. 169
- ^ The "New Bavarian Homeland Film" in the 21st century
- ↑ The Alm on the border at filmportal.de
- ↑ a b The Alm on the Border in the Lexicon of International Films
- ↑ The alpine pasture at the border Fig. DVD case film jewels
- ↑ Evangelischer Presseverband München, Review No. 319/1951
