CinemaOSMovie · 1938 · 1h 35m

The Mountain Calls

Feature film about the tragic first ascent of the Matterhorn 1865

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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 The Challenge, shot the same year in English.

Directed byLuis Trenker

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 35m
Language
DE
Released
January 6, 1938
Studios
Luis Trenker-Film

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Luis Trenker

Luis Trenker

Jean-Antoine Carrel

Herbert Dirmoser

Herbert Dirmoser

Edward Whymper

Heidemarie Hatheyer

Heidemarie Hatheyer

Felicitas

Peter Elsholtz

Peter Elsholtz

Giordano

Lucie Höflich

Lucie Höflich

Mother Carrel

Blandine Ebinger

Blandine Ebinger

Miss Sweaton

Lotte Spira

Lotte Spira

Mrs. Seiler

Maria Koppenhöfer

Maria Koppenhöfer

Mrs. Croz

Ernst Legal

Ernst Legal

Amtsrichter

Walter Franck

Walter Franck

Staatsanwalt

Creative team
Directed by
Luis Trenker
Luis Trenker
Written by
Richard Billinger
Hanns Saßmann
Produced by
Luis Trenker
Luis Trenker
Heinrich Schier

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