The Silent Mountain

"The Silent Mountain" or "Der Stille Berg" poster, Feb 2013.

Looks like a really interesting movie, The Silent Mountain. The story is about an Austrian young couple getting ready to get married when suddenly Europe descends into war in 1915-1916 (World War 1). William is cast as the young lover together with Eugenia Constantini as the lady young lover. Claudia Cardinale, an Italian hot star of the 1960s - 70s, is also among the cast of talents.


Besides the news that William was hit by lightning together with other 9 crew members during its filming in Italy, there's not much information about the movie. However, thanks to this Facebook page, at least we get to see some pictures and a hint as to when it will be released: September 2013. The same page mentions on July 17, 2012 that,

"It was impressive to see how William took care of other crew members before tending to his own burns."


Whoa, ever the gentleman William! Not surprising from the guy who portrayed the Magnificent High King Peter of Narnia and who once quipped, "Hugs, not drugs," as a teenager promoting his Prince Caspian movie. A story of the lightning strike is found here.


Meanwhile, here are two photos taken from the set during filming:

The wo Grand Dames Julia Gschnitzer and Claudia Cardinale with William.

A pic of the trenches from the set while shooting on original location on Cinque Torri. The owner of Der Stille Berg Facebook page, who's a film crew member, said he had a strange feeling shooting where so many soldiers had died.










So there, I pray this promising movie really comes out as scheduled (September 2013) as it was originally scheduled for release last month yet (February 2013) in Germany. Congratulations to William and the rest of the cast and crew!





Both immediately above photos and the poster photo are courtesy of Der Stille Berg. I am sincerely indebted to that page.