The Mountain Calls
Der Berg ruft1938
Feature film about the tragic first ascent of the Matterhorn 1865
- Luis Trenker
- 1h 35m
- January 6, 1938 · Germany
Overview
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 ploto 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. There is another version of the film titled The Challenge, shot the same year in English.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- January 6, 1938
- Original language
- German
- Spoken languages
- German, Italian
- Countries
- Germany
- Production
- Luis Trenker-Film
- Cast
- Josef Kamper,Heidemarie Hatheyer,Paul Bildt,Lotte Spira,Peter Elsholtz,Luis Trenker,Josef Reithofer,Ernst Legal,Olga Schaub,Lucie Höflichand 24 more
- Director
- Luis Trenker
- Producer
- Luis Trenker,Heinrich Schier
- Music
- Giuseppe Becce
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
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