Die Geierwally
1940, German. Directed by Hans Steinhoff.
In the mountains of the Ötztal, the wealthy Fender (Eduard Köck) and Wally (Heath Hatheyer), his only daughter and heir, manage a small farm. He wants to marry the rich, but boring, Vincent (Leopold Esterle). Wally escapes to a mountain hut, where she lives alone and withdrawn. Her love belongs to the hunter, Joseph (Sepp Rist). When she unwisely takes a young vulture from its nest and is attacked by the mother, Joseph comes to her aid and from that point on, she fondly calls him her "Geierwally". He also feels attracted to her, but Wally can't escape the feeling, that the young Afra is his mistress. Mad with jealousy, Wally announces that she'll marry the one who kills Josef. Vincent wants to earn her hand and is determined to kill the Geierwally. Just in time, though, the actual relationship between Joseph and Afra is clarified.
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Hans SteinhoffDirector
- Heidemarie HatheyerWally Fender ( Geierwally )
- Sepp RistJoseph Brandt ( Bärenjoseph )
- Eduard KöckAlois Fender
- Winnie MarkusAfra Kuttner
- Leopold EsterleVinzenz Gellner
- Mimi Gstöttner-AuerLuckard
- Ludwig AuerKlettenmeier
- Maria HofenMariann Rosenbauer
- Georg VogelsangNicodemus Rosenbauer
- Käte MerkResi
- Marta SalmObermagd
- Anna ExlOchsenwirtin
Details
- Released
- 13 August 1940
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Jacob Geis, Alexander Lix, Hans Steinhoff
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Die Geierwally runs 104 minutes (1h 44m).
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Die Geierwally isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 13 August 1940. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Die Geierwally?
Die Geierwally (1940) was directed by Hans Steinhoff and stars Heidemarie Hatheyer, Sepp Rist, Eduard Köck.