The Blue Light (1932 film)

The Blue Light
Directed byLeni Riefenstahl
Screenplay by
Story byLeni Riefenstahl
Based onBergkristall
by Gustav Renker (uncredited)
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography
Edited byLeni Riefenstahl
Music byDr. Giuseppe Becce
Release dates
  • 24 March 1932 (1932-03-24) (Berlin)
  • 8 May 1934 (1934-05-08) (USA)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

The Blue Light (German: Das blaue Licht) is a black-and-white 1932 film directed by Leni Riefenstahl and written by Béla Balázs with uncredited scripting by Carl Mayer. In Riefenstahl's film version, the witch, Junta, played by Riefenstahl, is intended to be a sympathetic character. Filming took place in the Brenta Dolomites, in Ticino, Switzerland, and Sarntal, South Tirol.