The Great Leap (film)

The Great Leap
German theatrical release poster
Directed by	Arnold Fanck
Written by	Arnold Fanck
Produced by	Arnold Fanck
Starring	Leni Riefenstahl Luis Trenker Hans Schneeberger Paul Graetz
Cinematography	Sepp Allgeier Richard Angst Albert Benitz Charles Métain Kurt Neubert Hans Schneeberger
Edited by	Arnold Fanck
Music by	Werner R. Heymann
Production company	UFA
Distributed by	UFA
Release date	20 December 1927 (1927-12-20)(Germany)
Running time	112 minutes
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent film, German intertitles

The Great Leap (German : Der grosse Sprung) is a 1927 German silent comedy film directed by Arnold Fanck and starring Leni Riefenstahl, Luis Trenker and Hans Schneeberger. ^[1] A young Italian girl living in the Dolomites falls in love with a member of a tourist party skiing on the nearby mountains. ^[2]

Cast

• Leni Riefenstahl as Gita
• Luis Trenker as Toni
• Hans Schneeberger as Michael Treuherz
• Paul Graetz as Paule

References

Notes

1. Hinton p. 129.
2. Peabody, Seth (2021) “Image, Environment, Infrastructure: The Social Ecologies of the Bergfilm” Humanities 10#1:38 doi.org/10.3390/h10010038

Bibliography

• Riefenstahl, Leni (1995) A Memoir NY Picador USA ISBN   0-312-11926-7 pg 60-62
• Hinton, David B. (2000) The Films of Leni Riefenstahl Scarecrow Press ISBN   9781461635062 pg 7
• Rother, Rainer (2003) Leni Riefenstahl: The Seduction of Genius Continuum ISBN   978-0826470232
• Salkeld, Audrey (2011) A Portrait Of Leni Riefenstahl Random House ISBN   9781446475270 pg 50-51

External links

• The Great Leap at IMDb
• Paul Graetz as Diener Paul http://www.walter-riml.at/welcome/photogallery/1927-gita-the-goat-girl/
• Luis Trenker http://www.walter-riml.at/welcome/1927-gita-the-goat-girl/
• Leni Riefenstahl http://www.walter-riml.at/welcome/1927-gita-the-goat-girl/