SOS - Gletscherpilot

Story

Synopsis

Glacier pilot Hermann Geiger flies over a four-thousand-meter peak in the Valais Alps and observes a glacier collapse. The next day, three rope teams climb through this glacier to Dent Blanche. However, Dr. Gruber, accompanied by his wife, a young engineer named Gisler with his girlfriend Monica, two young men named Charly and Roby, mountain guide Perren, and the athletic Englishman Puckle get caught in a storm. Due to the weather conditions, Gruber slips and drags the other participants down with him. His wife, who had stayed behind in a hut, alerts the mountain rescue service. The storm initially prevents glacier pilot Geiger from taking action, but he then risks a breakneck landing to rescue the group.

Director

Victor Vicas

Writers

Werner Wollenberger

Language

German

Country

Switzerland

Release date

8 March 1959

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Annemarie Düringer

  Monica

• 

  Robert Freitag

  Ingenieur Gisler

• Hannes Schmidhauser

  Charly

• 

  Leopold Biberti

  Dr. Gruber

• Hermann Geiger

  Himself, Gletscherpilot

• 

  Anne-Marie Blanc

  Frau Gruber

• 

  Helmut Förnbacher

  Roby

• 

  Erwin Kohlund

  Kalbermatten

• Alfons Supersaxo

  Mountain Guide

• 

  Max Knapp

  Garagist

• Anneliese Betschart

  Rita

• 

  Zarli Carigiet

  Hüttenwirt