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Documentary / Chronicle
Das Erbe der Berge
Andreas Nickel (2016)
The Messner Mountain Museum – 6 houses, 1 common topic: the relation between 'man and mountain', which is depicted from different points of view. This unique project has been developed for more than 20 years, and once Reinhold Messner named it his '15th Eight-thousand Meter Peak'. In this documentary, Reinhold Messner guides us through his museums and through his experiences and adventures all over the world. Outstanding collectibles and fascinating stories make this tour an exciting experience.- 2016
- Austria
- 51 min
The Messner Mountain Museum – 6 houses, 1 common topic: the relation between 'man and mountain', which is depicted from different points of view. This unique project has been developed for more than 20 years, and once Reinhold Messner named it his '15th Eight-thousand Meter Peak'. In this documentary, Reinhold Messner guides us through his museums and through his experiences and adventures all over the world. Outstanding collectibles and fascinating stories make this tour an exciting experience. -
Documentary / Historical
Nanga Parbat - Schicksalsberg
Andreas Nickel (2014)
The Nanga Parbat, 8,125 m, the 9th highest mountain on earth, the 'naked mountain'. Known as the fateful mountain of the Germans, it was climbed for the first time in 1953 by the Tyrolean Hermann Buhl. Numerous German expeditions failed before that. In this Bergwelten episode, Reinhold Messner presents the eight-thousander from his perspective and shows the uniqueness of this mountain in the Western Himalayas (Pakistan), which also became his personal mountain of fate.- 2014
- Austria, Germany
- 51 min
The Nanga Parbat, 8,125 m, the 9th highest mountain on earth, the 'naked mountain'. Known as the fateful mountain of the Germans, it was climbed for the first time in 1953 by the Tyrolean Hermann Buhl. Numerous German expeditions failed before that. In this Bergwelten episode, Reinhold Messner presents the eight-thousander from his perspective and shows the uniqueness of this mountain in the Western Himalayas (Pakistan), which also became his personal mountain of fate.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Historical
Mythos Everest
Andreas Nickel (2013)
For the anniversary year of the first ascent of the highest mountain on earth ServusTV broadcasts a special edition of Bergwelten. In this gripping documentary, alpine legend Reinhold Messner presents the milestones in the history of Mount Everest - from the great successes and tragedies to today's '8000er package tourism'. In this special edition we also show current pictures from the base camp, where up to 1,000 mountaineers are expected for the anniversary.- 2013
- Austria
- 50 min
For the anniversary year of the first ascent of the highest mountain on earth ServusTV broadcasts a special edition of Bergwelten. In this gripping documentary, alpine legend Reinhold Messner presents the milestones in the history of Mount Everest - from the great successes and tragedies to today's '8000er package tourism'. In this special edition we also show current pictures from the base camp, where up to 1,000 mountaineers are expected for the anniversary.Climbing locations
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Drama / Historical
Gipfelsturm
Bernd Fischerauer (2007)
'Gipfelsturm' tells the story of Bavarian Lieutenant Josef Naus, who made the first ascent on the highest german peak of the 'Zugspitze'. Filmed in Super16 on location in Germany and Austria. Starring Johannes Zirner, Hans Michael Rehberg, Andreas Nickl, Konstantin Wecker, Kerstin Becke and many others. Bernd Fischerauer directed.- 2007
- Germany
- 89 min
'Gipfelsturm' tells the story of Bavarian Lieutenant Josef Naus, who made the first ascent on the highest german peak of the 'Zugspitze'. Filmed in Super16 on location in Germany and Austria. Starring Johannes Zirner, Hans Michael Rehberg, Andreas Nickl, Konstantin Wecker, Kerstin Becke and many others. Bernd Fischerauer directed.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Portrait
Der Grenzgänger - Reinhold Messner
Andreas Nickel (2014)
Reinhold Messner - born on 17 September 1944 in Bolzano, South Tyrol. At the age of 5 he climbed the Sass Rigais in his native Villnöss. In his youth he climbed the large walls of the Dolomites and the Western Alps. At 26 the first eight-thousander: Nanga Parbat. His brother dies in the process. 12 years later, the last of all 14 eight-thousanders. He is the first to succeed. Always without bottled oxygen. Even single-handedly. Border crosser, author, lecture traveler, politician and museum director. No one has left his mark on modern alpinism.Der Grenzgänger - Reinhold Messner
- 2014
- Austria
- 51 min
Reinhold Messner - born on 17 September 1944 in Bolzano, South Tyrol. At the age of 5 he climbed the Sass Rigais in his native Villnöss. In his youth he climbed the large walls of the Dolomites and the Western Alps. At 26 the first eight-thousander: Nanga Parbat. His brother dies in the process. 12 years later, the last of all 14 eight-thousanders. He is the first to succeed. Always without bottled oxygen. Even single-handedly. Border crosser, author, lecture traveler, politician and museum director. No one has left his mark on modern alpinism.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Biographical
Zum dritten pol
Jürgen Czwienk (2008)
Norman Dyhrenfurth, 90, tells for the first time the extraordinary story of his parents, husband and wife mountaineers and filmmakers Hettie and Günter Dyhrenfurth, and their 1930s expeditions to the Himalayas (Kanchenjunga, Hidden Peak). These family expeditions equalled those of their state-sponsored Nazi rivals and beat them in setting world climbing records. In doing so, the Dyhrenfurths took the first moving pictures at high altitude. Norman himself put the first Americans on top of Mount Everest in 1963 and led the first traverse of an 8000-metre peak. Through engaging interviews, Chris Bonington and Reinhold Messner put the Dyhrenfurth expeditions into contemporary context and convey an intense compassion for the heroic achievements and tragic failures of this family.Jürgen Czwienk, Andreas Nickel
- 2008
- Germany
- 87 min
Norman Dyhrenfurth, 90, tells for the first time the extraordinary story of his parents, husband and wife mountaineers and filmmakers Hettie and Günter Dyhrenfurth, and their 1930s expeditions to the Himalayas (Kanchenjunga, Hidden Peak). These family expeditions equalled those of their state-sponsored Nazi rivals and beat them in setting world climbing records. In doing so, the Dyhrenfurths took the first moving pictures at high altitude. Norman himself put the first Americans on top of Mount Everest in 1963 and led the first traverse of an 8000-metre peak. Through engaging interviews, Chris Bonington and Reinhold Messner put the Dyhrenfurth expeditions into contemporary context and convey an intense compassion for the heroic achievements and tragic failures of this family.Climbing locations
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Docudrama / Biographical
Messner
Andreas Nickel (2012)
Feature documentary about mountaineering icon Reinhold Messner and how he became what he is. This film is as much about his personality as it is about his extraordinary exploits - the psycho-gram of a controversial mountaineer.- 2012
- Germany
- 105 min
Feature documentary about mountaineering icon Reinhold Messner and how he became what he is. This film is as much about his personality as it is about his extraordinary exploits - the psycho-gram of a controversial mountaineer.Climbing locations
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