"Every gasping thrill in color by Technicolor!"

1950

1h 38m

5.5(15 votes)

Adventure

Drama

Overview

Mountain climbers in the Swiss Alps mull over past problems while trying to conquer a perilous peak.

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10 members

Acting

Glenn Ford

Martin Ordway

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Alida Valli

Carla Alton (as Valli)

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Claude Rains

Paul Delambre

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Oskar Homolka

Andreas (as Oscar Homolka)

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Cedric Hardwicke

Nicholas Radcliffe

Acting

Lloyd Bridges

Hein

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June Clayworth

Mme. Astrid Delambre

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Lotte Stein

Frau Andreas

Acting

Edit Angold

Frau Knubel (uncredited)

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Fred Essler

Knubel (uncredited)

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