Rêve éternel (1935)
Overview
The legend says that the summit of Mont Blanc is covered in gold. This ancestral belief has obsessed Jacques Balmat, a mountain guide, from his childhood. Now only he believes in the legend, and is the laughingstock of the villagers. Determined to prove that he is right, he takes advantage of the interest of the Swiss naturalist and physicist Horace Benedict de Saussure, who promises a reward of a thousand pieces of gold for the first who reaches the summit. The determination of Jacques Balmat will overcome the numerous obstacles that will arise during the ascent. French version of the film 'Der Konig vom Mont Blanc', in which the second-tier actors are different.
What is Rêve éternel about?
The legend says that the summit of Mont Blanc is covered in gold. This ancestral belief has obsessed Jacques Balmat, a mountain guide, from his childhood. Now only he believes in the legend, and is the laughingstock of the villagers. Determined to prove that he is right, he takes advantage of the interest of the Swiss naturalist and physicist Horace Benedict de Saussure, who promises a reward of a thousand pieces of gold for the first who reaches the summit. The determination of Jacques Balmat will overcome the numerous obstacles that will arise during the ascent. French version of the film 'Der Konig vom Mont Blanc', in which the second-tier actors are different. Rêve éternel is a Drama movie, released on 1935-03-29, runtime 78 minutes.
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Directed by
Arnold Fanck, Henri Chomette
Cast
- Jeanne de Carol as Marie's Mother
- Georges Colin as Marie's Father
- Brigitte Horney as Marie
- Willy Kaiser-Heyl as Prof. Saussure
- Ernst Nansen as Paccard
- Pierre Piérade as A villager
- Klaus Pohl as Balmat's Father
- Pierre Provins as The General
- Sepp Rist as Jacques Balmat
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