Directing
August Kern
Born — Died
1902-03-02 — 1996-01-15
Place of birth
Laufen, Switzerland
Known for
Directing
Credits
17 titles
August Kern was born on March 2, 1902 in Laufen, Kanton Basel Land, Switzerland. He was a director and writer, known for White Majesty (1933), Al canto del cucù (1942) and Die weissen Teufel (1936). He died on January 15, 1996 in Basel, Kanton Basel Stadt, Switzerland.
Known for
Released in 1939. Directed by August Kern.
Schweizer Bergfibel
1939
10.0The mountain guide Jakob is a controversial figure. His supposed father dies and leaves behind a great heritage to the people. In the town they consider Jakob a bastard, because his parents were not married, which means that without a testament, the lands in which he lives do not belong to him. But the testament indicates that the inheritance corresponds him under a single condition, he must be the first person to climb the east face of Monte Verità. French version of Die weisse majestat, shot the year before in German with the same script in the Eiger/Jungfrau region but with different actors and by a different director.
Mountain Man
1934
Released in 1939.
Alpenföhn
1939
9.0In the middle of the mountains around the Lötschental is a lonely village that is exposed to the forces of nature. A state of excitement arouses when an international mining company discover a gold vein and acquired mining rights.
The Herrgotts-Grenadiers
1932
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Wenn der Kuckuck ruft
1941
6.7The mountain guide Jakob is a controversial figure. His supposed father dies and leaves behind a great heritage to the people. In the town they consider Jakob a bastard, because his parents were not married, which means that without a testament, the lands in which he lives do not belong to him. But the testament indicates that the inheritance corresponds him under a single condition, he must be the first person to climb the east face of Monte Verità. There is a French version of the film, titled 'Un de la montagne', shot the year after with the same script but with different actors and by a different director.
White Majesty
1933
Behind the camera
Released in 1939. Directed by August Kern.
Schweizer Bergfibel
1939
Released in 1939. Directed by August Kern.
Schweizer Bergfibel
1939
Released in 1939. Directed by August Kern.
Schweizer Bergfibel
1939
10.0The mountain guide Jakob is a controversial figure. His supposed father dies and leaves behind a great heritage to the people. In the town they consider Jakob a bastard, because his parents were not married, which means that without a testament, the lands in which he lives do not belong to him. But the testament indicates that the inheritance corresponds him under a single condition, he must be the first person to climb the east face of Monte Verità. French version of Die weisse majestat, shot the year before in German with the same script in the Eiger/Jungfrau region but with different actors and by a different director.
Mountain Man
1934
Released in 1939.
Alpenföhn
1939
Released in 1939.
Alpenföhn
1939
Released in 1939.
Alpenföhn
1939
9.0In the middle of the mountains around the Lötschental is a lonely village that is exposed to the forces of nature. A state of excitement arouses when an international mining company discover a gold vein and acquired mining rights.
The Herrgotts-Grenadiers
1932
9.0In the middle of the mountains around the Lötschental is a lonely village that is exposed to the forces of nature. A state of excitement arouses when an international mining company discover a gold vein and acquired mining rights.
The Herrgotts-Grenadiers
1932
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Wenn der Kuckuck ruft
1941
6.7The mountain guide Jakob is a controversial figure. His supposed father dies and leaves behind a great heritage to the people. In the town they consider Jakob a bastard, because his parents were not married, which means that without a testament, the lands in which he lives do not belong to him. But the testament indicates that the inheritance corresponds him under a single condition, he must be the first person to climb the east face of Monte Verità. There is a French version of the film, titled 'Un de la montagne', shot the year after with the same script but with different actors and by a different director.
White Majesty
1933
6.7The mountain guide Jakob is a controversial figure. His supposed father dies and leaves behind a great heritage to the people. In the town they consider Jakob a bastard, because his parents were not married, which means that without a testament, the lands in which he lives do not belong to him. But the testament indicates that the inheritance corresponds him under a single condition, he must be the first person to climb the east face of Monte Verità. There is a French version of the film, titled 'Un de la montagne', shot the year after with the same script but with different actors and by a different director.
White Majesty
1933
6.7The mountain guide Jakob is a controversial figure. His supposed father dies and leaves behind a great heritage to the people. In the town they consider Jakob a bastard, because his parents were not married, which means that without a testament, the lands in which he lives do not belong to him. But the testament indicates that the inheritance corresponds him under a single condition, he must be the first person to climb the east face of Monte Verità. There is a French version of the film, titled 'Un de la montagne', shot the year after with the same script but with different actors and by a different director.
White Majesty
1933
7.5September 1939 in Estavayer: An anti-aircraft battery of the Swiss militia takes up position near a hotel on the border. The daughter of the house is adored by all the soldiers. During a nighttime air battle in which a "foreign" aircraft is shot down, one of the soldiers is killed. Only the girl can comfort the overwhelmed soldiers; it is only an emergency during a storm that brings them together.
S'Margritli und d'Soldate
1940
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Geheimnis Leben - Wunder der Fortpflanzung
1966
NRA short documentary about the importance of vacations in Switzerland.
Ferien nach Mass!
1962
Documentary about sports and good manners and the interrelationship of both.
Sportgeist im Alltag
1962
