Conquering the past would be the climb of his life
Famous British mountaineer Winter wants to climb a difficult summit, the Citadel. He goes to a small village but no guide wants to accompany him. A young man from the village, Rudi Matt, whose father died fifteen years earlier during an attempt to climb the Citadel, is determined to accompany him, with the help of his uncle. Winter also manages to hire a guide from a neighboring village and competitor, Emil Saxo. The roped party of four men then begins the ascent of the still untouched summit.
Directed byKen Annakin
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Language
- EN
- Released
- November 10, 1959
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Featuring
Cast & crew
Michael Rennie
Captain John Winter
James MacArthur
Rudi Matt
Janet Munro
Lizbeth Hempel
James Donald
Franz Lerner
Herbert Lom
Emil Saxo
Laurence Naismith
Teo Zurbriggen
Lee Patterson
Klaus Wesselhoft
Helen Hayes
Hotel guest (uncredited)
Walter Fitzgerald
Herr Hempel
Nora Swinburne
Frau Matt
- Directed by
- Ken Annakin
- Written by
- Eleanore Griffin
- Produced by
- Bill Anderson
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