S.O.S. Eisberg
S.O.S. Eisberg (aka S.O.S. Iceberg and Iceland) is a 1933 German-US pre-Code drama film directed by Arnold Fanck and starring Gustav Diessl, Leni Riefenstahl, Sepp Rist, Gibson Gowland, Rod La Rocque, and Ernst Udet. The film was written by Tom Reed based on a story by Arnold Fanck and Friedrich Wolf. S.O.S. Eisberg follows the account of the real-life Alfred Lothar Wegener polar expedition of 1929–30.
Plot
At a banquet held by the International Society for Arctic Research, the members toast scientist Dr. Carl Lorenz, about to recreate famed explorer Wegener's ill-fated expedition. Lorenz's team consists of two scientists, Dr. Johannes Brand and Dr. Jan Matushek, his friend, Fritz Kuemmel, their financial backer, John Dragan, and their pilot to the Arctic, Lorenz's wife Hella.
More details
| author | Arnold Fanck Friedrich Wolf |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Arctic |
| director | Arnold Fanck Tay Garnett |
| editor | Andrew Marton Hermann Haller |
| genre | adventure drama |
| keywords | base camp drift fight financial backer haunt kill land misguide morning polar bear rescue the international |
| musicBy | Paul Dessau |
| producer | Carl Laemmle Jr. Paul Kohner |
| productionCompany | Deutsche Universal-Film |
| publisher | Deutsche Universal-Film Universal Pictures |