''The Champion of Pontresina'' (german: Der Springer von Pontresina) is a 1934 German-Swiss

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directed by

Herbert Selpin Herbert Selpin (29 May 1904 – 1 August 1942) was a German film director and screenwriter of light entertainment during the 1930s and 1940s. He is best known for his final film, the partly suppressed ''Titanic'', during the production of which h ...

and starring Sepp Rist, Rudolf Klicks and

Eric Helgar Eric Helgar (8 February 1910 – 14 June 1992) was a German singer and film actor.Goble p.389 He was married to the actress Lola Müthel. Selected filmography * ''What Women Dream ''What Women Dream'' (german: Was Frauen träumen) is a 1933 G ...

.Clarke & Doel p. 152

Production

It is also known by the

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of ''Love in St. Moritz'' (german: Liebe in St. Moritz). The film's sets were designed by the art directors

Robert A. Dietrich Robert A. Dietrich (28 March 1889 – 8 September 1947) was a German art director.Scheunemann p.277 He designed the sets for more than a hundred films during his career. Selected filmography * '' The Student of Prague'' (1913) * '' The Path of De ...

and Bruno Lutz. It was made by

Terra Film Terra Film was a Berlin-based film production company. Founded in 1919, it became one of Germany's largest film production companies in the 1930s under the Nazi regime. Corporate history The company was founded at end of 1919, initially as a li ...

and shot on location in Switzerland, and at Terra's Marienfelde Studios in

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Cast

* Sepp Rist as Uli Boeker, Mannschaftsführer * Vivigenz Eickstedt as Tielko *

as Moritz * Rudolf Klicks as Max * Ludwig Gerner as Karl * Anni Markart as Violett Moore *

Friedrich Ettel Friedrich Ettel (8 June 1890 – 12 March 1941) was a Swiss film actor. Ettel was born in Zurich and died at the age of 50 in Berlin, Germany. Selected filmography * ''Ludwig II, King of Bavaria'' (1929) * '' Two People'' (1930) * '' Louise, Qu ...

as Friedrich Holz, Industrieller *

Georg H. Schnell Georg Heinrich Schnell (11 April 1878 – 31 March 1951) was a German actor who remains perhaps best-known for his role as shipowner Harding in ''Nosferatu, Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens'' (1922). Georg appeared in over one hundred fi ...

as I.P. Moore, Bankier *

Henry Lorenzen Henry Lorenzen (8 February 1899 – 22 September 1961) was a Danish film actor.Giesen p.199 Selected filmography * '' Girls of Today'' (1933) * '' The Champion of Pontresina'' (1934) * ''Tales from the Vienna Woods'' (1934) * '' Punks Arrives fr ...

as H.W. Macpherson, Sportsmann *

Ali Ghito Ali Ghito (born Adelheid Schnabel-Fürbringer; 11 January 1905 – 29 April 1983) was a German stage and film actress.Goble p.445 Selected filmography * '' Eight Girls in a Boat'' (1932) * '' A Man with Heart'' (1932) * ''Ways to a Good Marriage' ...

as Marlen, Mannschaftsführerin *

Edith Anders Edith is a feminine given name derived from the Old English words ēad, meaning 'riches or blessed', and is in common usage in this form in English, German, many Scandinavian languages and Dutch. Its French form is Édith. Contractions and vari ...

as Liess * Katja Bennefeld as Toni * Hilde Maria Rapp-Fidelius as Maria *

Walter Rilla Walter Rilla (22 August 1894 – 21 November 1980) was a German film actor of Jewish descent.Siegbert Salomon Prawer, ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933'', Berghahn Books (2007), pg. 213 He appea ...

as Peter Tonani, Geigenvirtuose * Hans von Petersdorff as Eiskunstläufer * Hilda Rückert as Eiskunstläuferin *

Hans Albin Hans Albin (27 July 1905 – 5 September 1988) was a German actor, film producer and film director.Goble p.9 Selected filmography * '' Homecoming to Happiness'' (1933) * ''Three Bluejackets and a Blonde'' (1933) * '' The Champion of Pontresina ' ...

as Mitglied der Ski-Mannschaft * Hedi Heising as Ursula Holm * Erna Fentsch as Bertchen

References

Bibliography

* Clarke, David B. & Doel, Marcus A. ''Moving Pictures/Stopping Places: Hotels and Motels on Film''. Lexington Books, 2009.

External links

* 1934 films Swiss comedy films German comedy films 1934 comedy films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Herbert Selpin Films set in Switzerland Films set in the Alps Films shot in Switzerland Skiing films Terra Film films German black-and-white films Swiss black-and-white films 1930s German films Films shot at Terra Studios {{1930s-Germany-film-stub