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The Blue Light (1932) [PG]

Featuring:
Leni Riefenstahl, Mathias Wieman, Beni Führer

Written by:
Béla Balázs
Carl Mayer
Gustav Renker

Directed by:
Leni Riefenstahl, Béla Balázs


Release Date:
March 24, 1932

Original Title:
Das blaue Licht

Alternate Titles:
A Luz Azul
Det blå ljuset
Det blå lys
Det blå lyset
Kék fény
La bella maledetta
La lumière bleue
La luz azul
Mavi isik
Modré svetlo
Niebieskie swiatlo
The Blue Light
Голубой свет
푸른 빛

Genres:
Adventure | Drama | Fantasy

Production Companies:
Leni Riefenstahl-Produktion

Production Countries:
Germany

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 6  US: PG 

Runtime: 85

Overview from TheMovieDB

A young woman, Junta, lives apart from her village and, for her solitude and strangeness, is considered to be a witch; when she comes to the village for one reason or another, the townsfolk chase her away. They feel that she may in some way be responsible for the deaths of several young men of the village, who have felt compelled, one by one, to climb the local mountain - and fall to their deaths - on nights when the moon is full.

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Overview from Open Movies

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.

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Rankings and Honors

The Blue Light (1932) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes 70%
Awards Won: 1 win & 1 nomination

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Production

Art Direction:
Leopold Blonder

Co-Director:
Béla Balázs

Director:
Leni Riefenstahl

Director of Photography:
Heinz von Jaworsky
Hans Schneeberger

Editor:
Leni Riefenstahl

Novel:
Gustav Renker

Original Music Composer:
Giuseppe Becce

Producer:
Harry R. Sokal
Leni Riefenstahl

Sound:
Hans Bittmann

Story:
Leni Riefenstahl

Writer:
Carl Mayer
Béla Balázs

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