The Fight for the Matterhorn
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Struggle for the Matterhorn (German: Der Kampf ums Matterhorn) is a 1928 German-Swiss silent drama film co-directed by Mario Bonnard and Nunzio Malasomma and starring Luis Trenker, Marcella Albani, and Alexandra Schmitt. The film is part of the popular cycle of mountain films of the 1920s and 1930s. Art direction was by Heinrich Richter. Based on a novel by Carl Haensel, the film depicts the battle between British and Italian climbers to be the first to climb the Matterhorn. Trenker later remade the film as The Challenge in 1938.
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Cast
31 people
Luis Trenker
Jean-Antoine Carrel
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The Holy Mountain
The Prodigal Son
Marcella Albani
Felicitas, Wife of Carrel
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The Escape to the Circus
Die Pflicht zu schweigen
Arnold Fanck
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Das Wunder des Schneeschuhs
Mario Bonnard
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Love Everlasting
Parsifal
Heinrich Richter
Stefan Markus
Alexandra Schmitt
Mother of Carrel
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Mother Krause's Journey to Happiness
The Queen of Spades
Nunzio Malasomma
Willy Winterstein
Carl Haensel
Moisy Markus
Clifford McLaglen
Giaccomo
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Nothing But Time
The Mystery of the Mary Celeste
Mario Bonnard Director · Nunzio Malasomma Director Luis Trenker Director
United States release July 28, 1929 · Produced in Germany, Switzerland · Production Hom-AG für Filmfabrikation
Production
Cinéfilm AG
Production · Distribution
Hom-AG für Filmfabrikation
Production
Germany · Switzerland
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Original title
Der Kampf ums Matterhorn
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
Switzerland · November 27, 1928
Theatrical · German-speaking region of Switzerland
United States · July 28, 1929
Theatrical · New York City
Denmark
July 29, 1929 · Theatrical
Finland
January 30, 1929 · Theatrical
Germany
December 3, 1928 · Theatrical
July 13, 1934 · Theatrical · sound version
February 16, 2018 · Theatrical · Berlin International Film Festival
Hungary
February 20, 1930 · Theatrical
Japan
May 22, 1929 · Theatrical
Portugal
October 23, 1929 · Theatrical
Spain
February 13, 1930 · Theatrical · Barcelona: Diana-Condal-Walkyria Royal
July 7, 1930 · Theatrical · Madrid
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