''The Call of the North'' (german: Der Ruf des Nordens) is a 1929 German adventure film directed by

Nunzio Malasomma Nunzio Malasomma (4 February 1894 – 12 January 1974) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 41 films between 1923 and 1968. Selected filmography * '' Mister Radio'' (1924) * '' Orient'' (1924) * '' The Doll Queen'' ...

and

Mario Bonnard Mario Bonnard (24 December 1889 – 22 March 1965) was an Italian actor and film director. Bonnard was born and died in Rome. He began his cinematic career as an actor becoming a popular romantic lead in numerous silent films made before World ...

and starring Luis Trenker,

Max Holzboer Wilhelm Max G. Holsboer (sometimes ''Holzboer''; 29 July 1883 - 12 January 1958) was a Swiss ice hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He later appeared in several films. In 1920, he participated with the Swiss ice hockey team i ...

, and Eva von Berne. Originally produced as a

silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) ...

, it was subsequently released with an added

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. The only survivor of a

polar expedition Polar exploration is the process of exploration of the polar regions of Earth – the Arctic region and Antarctica – particularly with the goal of reaching the North Pole and South Pole, respectively. Historically, this was accompli ...

returns to try to find out what happened to his colleagues. It is similar to the tradition of

mountain film A mountain film is a film genre that focuses on mountaineering and especially the battle of human against nature. In addition to mere adventure, the protagonists who return from the mountain come back changed, usually gaining wisdom and enlighten ...

s, with large amounts of location footage shot, but with the setting moved to the

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. The film's sets were designed by Heinrich Richter.

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* 1929 films 1929 adventure films German adventure films Films of the Weimar Republic 1920s German-language films Films directed by Nunzio Malasomma Films directed by Mario Bonnard Films set in the Arctic German black-and-white films 1920s German films {{1920s-Germany-film-stub