Perilous Assignment
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"Perilous Assignment" is an episode of ABC's Walt Disney Presents. Disney loved to show viewers behind the scenes of the daring shoots of its theatrically released or TV shows. The theme of the episode is the making of his next film, The Third Man on the Mountain, an adaptation of James Ramsey Ullman's novel Banner in the Sky, based on the true story of the first ascent of the Matterhorn. Walt Disney will not be limited to a simple promotional making-of. He offers to meet exceptional people, including the French mountain guide Gaston Rébuffat. The latter will show climbing techniques and then reveal breathtaking images of his ascents of steep cliffs with a client for the ascent of Mont-Blanc, filmed for the occasion. In 1958, Walt Disney will therefore offer him to be deputy director on the high mountain scenes of the film "The Third Man on the Mountain".
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Cast
17 people
Gaston Rébuffat
Self - Guide
Walt Disney
Self - Host
Known for
Fantasia
The Skeleton Dance
Maurice Baquet
Self - Guide's Client
Known for
Z
The Crime of Monsieur Lange
Georges Tairraz II
Self
Michael Rennie
Self
Known for
The Day the Earth Stood Still
The Lost World
James MacArthur
Self
Known for
Hawaii Five-O
Swiss Family Robinson
Janet Munro
Self
Known for
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
Darby O'Gill and the Little People
James Donald
Self
Known for
The Great Escape
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Fred Zendar
Self
Also in
Sometimes a Great Notion
Submarine Command
Herbert Lom
Self
Known for
The Dead Zone
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Ken Annakin
Self
Laurence Naismith
Self
Known for
The Persuaders!
Jason and the Argonauts
Hamilton Luske Director · Dwight Hauser Writer
United States release November 6, 1959 · Produced in United States
Production
Walt Disney Productions
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 6, 1959
TV
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