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The Fight for the Matterhorn (1934)
Directed by Mario Bonnard, Nunzio Malasomma, Luis Trenker
Drama · 1h 19m
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).
Cast
Luis Trenker
Jean-Antoine Carrel
Marcella Albani
Felicitas - Carrel's Wife
Peter Voß
Edward Whymper
Paul Graetz
Luc Meynet - the Hunchback
Hannes Schneider
Michel Croz - Mountain Guide
Ernst Petersen
Douglas Hadow
Heinrich Gretler
Seiler - Hotelwirt
Crew
- Director
- Mario Bonnard, Nunzio Malasomma, Luis Trenker
- Writer
- Arnold Fanck
- Novel
- Carl Haensel
- Editor
- Arnold Fanck
- Producer
- Artur Hohenberg, Moisy Markus, Stefan Markus
Details
- Original title
- Der Kampf ums Matterhorn
- Release date
- 1934-07-13
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- DE
- Spoken languages
- German
- Countries
- Germany
- Production
- Cinéfilm AG, Hom-AG für Filmfabrikation, Union-Tonfilm-Produktion GmbH, Patria-Tonfilm