The read
It runs a compact 55m.
Synopsis
English-language, dubbed sound and partly re-edited version of Der Kampf ums Matterhorn. During an early, unsuccessful attempt at climbing the Matterhorn, Edward Whymper finds himself rescued by an italian guide, Jean Antoine Carrel. The two men quickly build a friendship and agree to reach the peak together. However, local villagers plot to divide the alliance of Whymper and Carrel and both men join rival teams as they set out in a race to conquer the mountain. A mountaineering drama based on the novel by Carl Haensel and inspired in the dramatic true story of Edward Whymper, who led the first successful ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865.
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Key crew
- Harry RevierDirector
- Lew WhiteOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Luis TrenkerJean-Antoine Carrel
- William A. BacherNarrator
- David RossNarrator
- Marcella AlbaniFelicitas - Carrel's Wife
- Peter VoßEdward Whymper
- Alexandra SchmittCarrel's Mother
- Clifford McLaglenGiaccomo - Carrel's Stepbrother
- Paul GraetzLuc Meynet - the Hunchback
- Johanna EwaldMeynet's Wife
- Hannes SchneiderMichel Croz - Mountain Guide
- Ernst PetersenDouglas Hadow
- Jean-Antoine CarrelRelated Character
Themes
switzerlandmountainmountaineereuropetalkieclimbingblack and whiteamericanmountain climbingalps mountainsswiss alpsmountaineering