The Call of the North (1929 film)

The Call of the North is a 1929 German adventure film directed by Nunzio Malasomma and Mario Bonnard and starring Luis Trenker, Max Holzboer, and Eva von Berne. Originally produced as a silent film, it was subsequently released with an added soundtrack.

Plot

The only survivor of a polar expedition returns to try to find out what happened to his colleagues. The film is similar to the tradition of mountain films, with large amounts of location footage shot, but with the setting moved to the North Pole.

Production

The film's sets were designed by Heinrich Richter.