The Fight for the Matterhorn

Overview

Struggle for the Matterhorn (German: Der Kampf ums Matterhorn) is a 1928 German-Swiss silent drama film co-directed by Mario Bonnard and Nunzio Malasomma and starring Luis Trenker, Marcella Albani, and Alexandra Schmitt. The film is part of the popular cycle of mountain films of the 1920s and 1930s. Art direction was by Heinrich Richter. Based on a novel by Carl Haensel, the film depicts the battle between British and Italian climbers to be the first to climb the Matterhorn. Trenker later remade the film as The Challenge in 1938.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 27, 1928

Original language

German

Spoken languages

NO LANGUAGE

Countries

Germany, Switzerland

Production

Cinéfilm AG,Hom-AG für Filmfabrikation,Cinéfilm AG, Hom-AG für Filmfabrikation

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0019050