The Blue Light

"A mountain legend from the Dolomites"

1932 1h 23m DE

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6.8

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★6.9TMDB · 34🍅70%Rotten Tomatoes★6.8IMDB · 1,489

DramaAdventureFantasyMystery

Synopsis

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Junta is hated by the people in the village where she lives, especially by the women, who suspect her of being a witch. Only she can climb the nearby mountains to a cave high up, whence a mysterious blue light glows when the moon is full. Many young men of the village have died trying to follow her. She is driven out of town, and takes to living in the mountains. Eventually she shares the secret of the blue light with one man, and he betrays it.

“A mountain legend from the Dolomites”

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Cast

Leni Riefenstahl
Junta
Mathias Wieman
Vigo
Beni Führer
Tonio
Max Holzboer
Innkeeper
Martha Mair
Lucia
Franz Maldacea
Guzzi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Leni Riefenstahl
Writers: Carl Mayer, Leni Riefenstahl, Béla Balázs
Languages: Italian, German
Countries: Germany

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RUNTIME

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83 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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94 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, German.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Leni Riefenstahl, shot by Heinz von Jaworsky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Giuseppe Becce. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Leni Riefenstahl shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Leni Riefenstahl and Mathias Wieman and Beni Führer carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Leni Riefenstahl directs. Heinz von Jaworsky behind the camera. Giuseppe Becce scores. Leni Riefenstahl cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in Italian, German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
294 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, German.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Leni Riefenstahl, shot by Heinz von Jaworsky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Giuseppe Becce. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Leni Riefenstahl shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Leni Riefenstahl and Mathias Wieman and Beni Führer carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "A mountain legend from the Dolomites".
10IMDB entry: tt0022694 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 34 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
12Classified under 71 themes, including "shepherd", "moon", "based on novel or book", "italy".
13Released under 29 different titles around the world.