''Avalanche'' (german: Die Lawine) is a 1923 Austrian
silent drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Michael Curtiz
Michael Curtiz ( ; born Manó Kaminer; since 1905 Mihály Kertész; hu, Kertész Mihály; December 24, 1886 April 10, 1962) was a Hungarian-American film director, recognized as one of the most prolific directors in history. He directed cla ...
, and produced by
Arnold Pressburger
Arnold Pressburger (27 August 1885 – 17 February 1951) was an Austrian Jewish film producer who produced more than 70 films between 1913 and 1951. Pressburger was born in Pressburg, Austria-Hungary (now Bratislava, Slovakia) and died in H ...
. The film's sets were designed by the
art director Julius von Borsody
Julius von Borsody (8 April 1892 in Vienna – 18 January 1960, also in Vienna) was an Austrian film architect and one of the most employed set designers in the Austrian and German cinemas of the late silent and early sound film periods. His yo ...
.
Cast
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Victor Varconi
Victor Varconi (born Mihály Várkonyi; March 31, 1891 – June 6, 1976) was a Hungarian actor who initially found success in his native country, as well as in Germany and Austria, in silent films, before relocating to the United States, where ...
as George Vandeau
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Mary Kid
Mary Kid (born Marie Anna Albertine Keul; 8 August 1901 – 29 October 1988) was a German actress. She appeared in more than forty films during the Weimar Republic, but her career came to an end in the early sound era.
Selected filmography
* '' H ...
as Marie Vandeau
* Walter Marischka as The Child
* Lilly Marischka as Kitty
*
Mathilde Danegger as Jeanne Vandeau
See also
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Michael Curtiz filmography
Michael Curtiz (1886–1962) was a Hungarian-born American film director whose career spanned from 1912 to 1961. During this period he directed, wholly or in part, 181 films. He began his cinematic career in Hungary, then moved to Austria and f ...
Bibliography
* Alan K. Rode. ''Michael Curtiz: A Life in Film''. University Press of Kentucky, 2017.
External links
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1923 films
Austrian black-and-white films
Austrian silent feature films
Films directed by Michael Curtiz
Films produced by Arnold Pressburger
Films set in the Alps
Avalanches in film
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