Luis Trenker was a mountaineer, actor, director and writer. He is best known for his films about the Alps.

Filmography

• 1982Hochkant — Prolog
• Luftsprünge — Hannes Kogler
• 1963Zwei Wege, ein Gipfel! — Self, Writer, Director, Producer
• 1962His Best Friend — Director
• Luis Trenker erzählt — Actor
• 1957Wetterleuchten um Maria — Director
• 1956Gold aus Gletschern — Director
• 1956Von der Liebe besiegt — Zurwalden, Obmann der Bergführer, Director, Novel
• 1955Flucht in die Dolomiten — Giovanni Testa, Director, Screenplay
• 1952Little Climbing Trip — Director, Writer, Producer
• 1950Mountain Smugglers — Stefano Hassler, Director
• 1945Monte Miracolo — Engineer Roberto Rey, Director, Screenplay, Producer
• 1943Germanin - Die Geschichte einer kolonialen Tat — Tierfänger Dr. Hans Hofer
• 1942The Story of the Pope — Director
• 1940The Fire Devil — Holzknecht Valentin Sturmegger, Director
• 1938Love Letters from the Engadine — Toni Anewanter, Director, Writer, Producer
• 1938The Challenge — Jean Antoine Carrel, Director
• 1938The Mountain Calls — Jean-Antoine Carrel, Director, Producer, Writer
• 1938The Stars Shine — Gast
• 1937Giovanni de Medici: The Leader — Giovanni Lombardo, Screenplay, Director, Story
• 1936The Kaiser of California — Johann August Suter, Director, Producer, Writer
• 1934The Fight for the Matterhorn — Jean-Antoine Carrel, Director, Unit Manager, Location Manager
• 1934The Prodigal Son — Tonio Feuersinger, Director, Novel, Screenplay
• 1932Devil of the Matterhorn — Jean-Antoine Carrel
• 1932The Doomed Battalion — Florian Di Mai, Director, Story, Adaptation
• 1932The Rebel — Severin Anderlan, Director, Writer
• 1931Mountains on Fire — Florian Dimai, Novel, Director, Screenplay
• 1931The Burning Mountains — Florian Dimaï, Director, Novel, Screenplay
• 1930Die heiligen drei Brunnen — Christomanus
• 1930The Knights of the Mountain — as Charlier, Writer
• 1930The Son of the White Mountain — Hans Turri, Director, Story
• 1929The Call of the North — Peter Helling
• 1928The Fight for the Matterhorn — Jean-Antoine Carrel, Director, Unit Manager, Location Manager
• 1927The Great Leap — Toni
• 1926The Holy Mountain — Karl
• 1924Mountain of Destiny — Sein Sohn
• Südtirol Heimat aus Gottes Hand

Appearances as themselves (18)

• 2008Faszination Bergfilm - Himmelhoch und Abgrundtief — Self (archive footage)
• 2001The Misfit and the Matterhorn — self (archive footage)
• Land der Berge — Self (archive footage)
• 1993The Wonderful Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl — Himself
• 1986From Kastelruth to Hollywood — Himself
• Heut' abend — Self
• NDR Talk Show — Self
• Peter Alexander: Wir gratulieren — Self
• Auf los geht's los — Self
• Music & Guests — Self
• Berge und Geschichten - Luis Trenker erzählt — Self
• Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten — Self
• Stelldichein beim Wein — self
• Wir warten auf’s Christkind — Self
• Zum blauen Bock — Self
• Was bin ich? — Self
• German Film Award — Self
• 1930The Great Desire — Himself