''The Vulture Wally'' () is a 1940 German

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. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Hans Steinhoff Hans Steinhoff (10 March 1882 – 20 April 1945) was a German film director, best known for the propaganda films he produced in Nazi Germany. Life and career Steinhoff started his career as a stage actor in the 1900s and later worked as a sta ...

and starring

Heidemarie Hatheyer Heidemarie Hatheyer (8 April 1918 – 11 May 1990) was an Austrian film actress. She appeared in 43 films between 1938 and 1988. Filmography *'' The Mountain Calls'' (1938) - Felicitas * ''Frau Sixta'' (1938) - Anna, Kellnerin * '' Between ...

Sepp Rist Sepp Rist (24 February 1900 – 11 December 1980) was a German film actor.Goble p.480 In WW1 he served in the Imperial German Navy. He was married to the actress Carla Rust. Partial filmography * '' Storm over Mont Blanc'' (1930) - Hannes * '' S ...

and

Eduard Köck Eduard Köck (26 February 1880 – 3 November 1961) was an Austrian stage actor, stage and film actor.Fritsche p.220 He made a few silent film appearances, but most of his screen performances were character roles during the 1940s and 1950s. Selec ...

.Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. p. 775. It was shot on location in the

Tyrol Tyrol ( ; historically the Tyrole; ; ) is a historical region in the Alps of Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historically the core of the County of Tyrol, part of the Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary, f ...

. The film is based on a popular novel, '' The Vulture Maiden'' by Wilhelmine von Hillern, which has been adapted for the screens several times.

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* Films of Nazi Germany German drama films 1940 drama films Films directed by Hans Steinhoff Films set in the Alps Climbing and mountaineering films Remakes of German films Sound film remakes of silent films Tobis Film films Films scored by Nico Dostal German black-and-white films 1940s sports films 1940s German-language films 1940s German films Films based on The Vulture Maiden {{1940s-Germany-film-stub