The White Hell of Pitz Palu (German: Föhn) is a 1950 West German mountain film directed by Rolf Hansen and starring Hans Albers, Liselotte Pulver and Adrian Hoven.
It is a remake of Arnold Fanck's 1929 film The White Hell of Pitz Palu.
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Sohnle and Fritz Lück .
It was a prominent early role for Lieselotte Pulver and helped put the young Swiss actress on the path to stardom in the German-speaking world.
A young American couple accompany a veteran mountaineer on a dangerous climb in the Swiss Alps.