- Country: West Germany
- Genres: Drama
- Release: 1961-08-09
- Director: Paul May
- Writers: John Knittel , Kurt Heuser , Paul May
- Language: German
- Stars: Gert Fröbe , Joachim Hansen , Christine Kaufmann , Christian Wolff , Anita Höfer , Edith Schultze-Westrum , Joseph Offenbach , Anne-Marie Blanc , Rudolf Forster , Paul Henckels
- Runtime: 93 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Via Mala (Austria) , Via Mala , Via Mala , O Abismo (Brazil)
- Plot: In the mountains of Switzerland at the end of the Via Mala, Jonas Lauretz tyrannically rules his family. While he's enjoying himself in the city, spraying his family's hard-won pay, his daughter, son, wife and servant toil in the sawmill.
- IMDB:tt0055596
Via Mala Cast · · · ALL
Paul May
Director
Gert Fröbe
Jonas Lauretz
Joachim Hansen
Andreas von Richenau
Christine Kaufmann
Sylvia Lauretz
Christian Wolff
Niklas Lauretz
Anita Höfer
Hanna Lauretz
Edith Schultze-Westrum
Mutter Lauretz
Joseph Offenbach
Knecht Jöry
Anne-Marie Blanc
Frau von Richenau
Rudolf Forster
Maler Matthias
Paul Henckels
Dr. Gutknecht
Claus Wilcke
Henry Scherz
Heinrich Gretler
Amtmann Bonatsch
Alexa von Porembsky
Wirtin Gumpers