The Secret of the Mountain Lake (German: Das Geheimnis vom Bergsee) is a 1952 drama film directed by Jean Dréville and starring Harriet Geßner, Lil Dagover and Fredy Scheim.[1] It was made as a co-production between France, Switzerland and West Germany. A separate French-language film, The Girl with the Whip, was also released. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location around Verbier, Saas-Fee and the Forest of Fontainebleau.
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Directed by | Jean Dréville |
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Cinematography | Marc Fossard |
Music by | Bernard Schulé |
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Distributed by | Donau-Filmgesellschaft |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
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Language | Swiss German |
Cast
edit- Harriet Geßner as Angelina
- Lil Dagover as Lamberta Pons
- Fredy Scheim as Bürgermeister
- Marcelle Géniat as Maria Pons, die Großmutter
- Michel Barbey as Calix
- Roger Burckhardt as Ein Schmuggler
- Ann Berger as Lauretta
- Andrews Engelmann as Gefängnisdirektor
- Paul Röthlisberger
- Howard Vernon as Borgo, der Schmugglerwirt
- Karl Wagner
References
edit- ^ Bock & Bergfelder p. 78
Bibliography
edit- Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
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