CinemaOSMovie · 1938 · 1h 16m

The Challenge

The Matterhorn Claimed More Than Their Lives

63%(9)IMDbRomanceAdventureHistoryDrama

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.

Directed byLuis Trenker, Milton Rosmer, Vincent Korda

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 16m
Language
EN
Released
May 9, 1938
Studios
London Films ProductionsDenham Films

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Robert Douglas

Robert Douglas

Edward Whymper

Luis Trenker

Luis Trenker

Jean Antoine Carrel

Joan Gardner

Joan Gardner

Felicitas - His Daughter

Frank Birch

Rev. Charles Hudson

Geoffrey Wardwell

Lord Francis Douglas

Moran Caplat

Hadow

Lyonel Watts

Morris - Publisher

Mary Clare

Mary Clare

His Mother

Fred Groves

Favre

Laurence Baskcomb

The Podesta - Mayor

Creative team
Directed by
Luis Trenker
Luis Trenker
Milton Rosmer
Milton Rosmer
Written by
Emeric Pressburger
Emeric Pressburger
Produced by
Alexander Korda
Alexander Korda
Günther Stapenhorst

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