The King of Bernina

The King of Bernina (Der König der Bernina) is a 1957 Austrian-Swiss historical drama film directed by Alfred Lehner and starring Helmuth Schneider, Waltraut Haas and Walter Janssen.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Nino Borghi. It was shot at the Rosenhügel Studios in Vienna. Location shooting took place in the Swiss Alps. The film was made using Agfacolor. It was based on a classic novel which had previously been filmed in Hollywood as Eternal Love (1929) by Ernst Lubitsch.

Set during the Napoleonic era, it is part of the heimatfilm tradition of the post-war years. It is also a re-envisioning of the mountain film genre.

Cast

 * Helmuth Schneider as Markus
 * Waltraut Haas as Cilgia Tass
 * Walter Janssen as Prister Tass
 * Heinrich Gretler as Landrat
 * Franz Messner as Konrad
 * Erich Dörner as Golci Zigeuner
 * Ellen Schwiers as Pia
 * Leopold Esterle as Dreschner Kaufmann
 * Inge Konradi as Monika
 * Sepp Rist as Vater Gruber
 * Erich Auer as Siegesmund Gruber
 * Walter Stummvoll as Haffner Dorfwirt
 * Helmut Schmid as Seni
 * Jenny Rausnitz as Magd-Margret