Acting

Max Holzboer

Born July 29, 1883 · Davos, Switzerland (age 143)

Max Holzboer was born on 29 July 1883 in Davos, Switzerland. He is known for The Blue Light (1932), Lowlands (1954) and S.O.S. Iceberg (1933).

Known For

The Blue LightThe Blue Light · 1932
The Blue Light
★ 6.91932
MovieDramaAdventure
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.
Der MustergatteDer Mustergatte · 1937
Der Mustergatte
★ 6.61937
MovieComedy
Heinz Rühmann plays the "model husband" who, when his bored wife threatens to leave him, embarks on an adventurous night.
The Mountain CallsThe Mountain Calls · 1938
The Mountain Calls
★ 7.11938
MovieDrama
During an early, unsuccessful attempt at climbing the Matterhorn, Edward Whymper finds himself rescued by an italian guide, Jean Antoine Carrel. The two men quickly build a friendship and agree to reach the peak together. However, local villagers ploto to divide the alliance of Whymper and Carrel and both men join rival teams as they set out in a race to conquer the mountain. A mountaineering drama based on the novel by Carl Haensel and inspired in the dramatic true story of Edward Whymper, who led the first successful ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865. There is another version of the film titled The Challenge, shot the same year in English.
S.O.S. IcebergS.O.S. Iceberg · 1933
S.O.S. Iceberg
★ 5.31933
MovieAdventureDrama
An expedition goes in search of a party lost in the Arctic a year earlier. (The English-language version of S.O.S. Eisberg.)
The ChallengeThe Challenge · 1938
The Challenge
★ 6.31938
MovieRomanceAdventure
During an early, unsuccessful attempt at climbing the Matterhorn, Edward Whymper finds himself rescued by an italian guide, Jean Antoine Carrel. The two men quickly build a friendship and agree to reach the peak together. However, local villagers ploto to divide the alliance of Whymper and Carrel and both men join rival teams as they set out in a race to conquer the mountain. A mountaineering drama based on the novel by Carl Haensel and inspired in the dramatic true story of Edward Whymper, who led the first successful ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865. There is another version of the film titled Der Berg Ruft, shot the same year in German.
LowlandsLowlands · 1954
Lowlands
★ 6.21954
MovieDrama
In early 20th Century Europe, a dancer becomes the romantic bone of contention between two men, a humble shepherd and an imperious marquis.
S.O.S. IcebergS.O.S. Iceberg · 1933
S.O.S. Iceberg
★ 6.41933
MovieDramaAdventure
An expedition goes in search of a party lost in the Arctic a year earlier.

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