The Fight for the Matterhorn

The Fight for the Matterhorn

1934 · 79 min · Drama

Sounded version of the 1928 film 'Der Kampf ums Matterhorn'. The added sound track included music composed by Schmidt-Boelckeb and dubbed dialogs by different actors. This version is slightly shorter than the silent film due to the disappearance of the movie titles. The story, based on the novel by Carl Haensel recreates the struggle between Edward Whymper and Jean-Antoine Carrel for the first successful ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865. In 1938 two new versions of the movie were filmed under the direction of Luis Trenker, who acted again in the role of Carrel. One version was shot in German (Der Berg ruft) and the other in English (The Challenge).

Directed by Mario Bonnard · Written by Arnold Fanck

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Luis Trenker Jean-Antoine Carrel
Marcella Albani Felicitas - Carrel's Wife
Peter Voß Edward Whymper
Alexandra Schmitt Carrel's Mother
Clifford McLaglen Giaccomo - Carrel's Stepbrother
Paul Graetz Luc Meynet - the Hunchback
Johanna Ewald Meynet's Wife
Hannes Schneider Michel Croz - Mountain Guide
Ernst Petersen Douglas Hadow
Hugo Lehner Charles Hudson
Luggi Lord Francis Douglas
Heinrich Gretler Seiler - Hotelwirt

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