English-language, dubbed sound and partly re-edited version of Der Kampf ums Matterhorn. 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 plot 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.
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Cast
17 people
Luis Trenker
Jean-Antoine Carrel
Also in
The Holy Mountain
The Prodigal Son
William A. Bacher
Narrator
David Ross
Narrator
Marcella Albani
Felicitas - Carrel's Wife
Also in
The Fight for the Matterhorn
The Escape to the Circus
Peter Voß
Edward Whymper
Also in
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Ferryman Maria
Alexandra Schmitt
Carrel's Mother
Also in
Mother Krause's Journey to Happiness
The Fight for the Matterhorn
Clifford McLaglen
Giaccomo - Carrel's Stepbrother
Also in
Nothing But Time
The Mystery of the Mary Celeste
Paul Graetz
Luc Meynet - the Hunchback
Also in
Mary
The Wildcat
Johanna Ewald
Meynet's Wife
Also in
The Fight for the Matterhorn
Miss Venus
Hannes Schneider
Michel Croz - Mountain Guide
Also in
The Holy Mountain
Mountain of Destiny
Ernst Petersen
Douglas Hadow
Also in
The Holy Mountain
The White Hell of Pitz Palu
Hugo Lehner
Charles Hudson
Also in
The Fight for the Matterhorn
The Rebel
Harry Revier Director · Lew White Composer
United States release January 1, 1932 · Produced in Germany, United Kingdom, United States
Production
Germany · United Kingdom · United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 1, 1932
Theatrical · exact day of release unknown
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