Adventures in the Engadin

Adventures in the Engadin
Directed byMax Obal
Written byArnold Fanck
Helmuth Orthmann
Ludwig von Wohl
Produced byHarry R. Sokal
Gabriel Levy
StarringWalter Riml
Guzzi Lantschner
Hella Hartwich
CinematographyRichard Angst
Heinrich Gärtner
Hans Schneeberger
Edited byMunni Obal
Music byPaul Dessau
Production
company
Sokal Film
Distributed byAafa Film
Release date
  • 8 December 1932 (1932-12-08)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

Adventures in the Engadin (German: Abenteuer im Engadin) is a 1932 German sports comedy film directed by Max Obal and starring Walter Riml, Guzzi Lantschner and Hella Hartwich.[1][2] Much of the film was shot on location in the resort town of Arosa. It was based on a story by Arnold Fanck, the noted director of Mountain films. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Bruno Lutz and Karl Weber.[3] It is also known by the alternative title Slalom.

Synopsis

Hella's engagement to Harry falls apart as he is a winter sports enthusiast who pays her no attention due to his obsession with skiing. Deciding to take to the slopes to discover what fascinates him, she travels to the Engadin valley in the Swiss Alps. In the company of two genial fellows from Hamburg, she learns to ski successfully and decides to enter a competition - where she runs into Harry again.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ Bock & Bergfelder p.389
  2. ↑ Klaus p.306
  3. ↑ "Abenteuer im Engadin". filmportal.de. Retrieved 2026-04-03.

Bibliography

  • Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
  • Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1931. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.