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The Challenge
1938
The Matterhorn Claimed More Than Their Lives
- Milton Rosmer,Luis Trenker,Vincent Korda
- 1h 16m
- May 9, 1938 · United Kingdom
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 Der Berg Ruft, shot the same year in German.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 9, 1938
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- London Films Productions,Denham Films
- Cast
- Emmerich Albert,Tarva Penna,Luis Gerold,Ralph Truman,Joan Gardner,Fred Groves,Reginald Jarman,Lloyd Pearson,Laurence Baskcomb,D.J. Williamsand 27 more
- Director
- Milton Rosmer,Luis Trenker,Vincent Korda
- Producer
- Günther Stapenhorst,Alexander Korda
- Cinematography
- Georges Périnal,Albert Benitz
- Music
- Allan Gray
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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