The Fight for the Matterhorn

The Fight for the Matterhorn (1928)

Released: 1928-11-27 Duration: 1hr 57min
Genres: Drama
Rating 9.0

Overview

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.

Production Companies

Cinéfilm AG
Hom-AG für Filmfabrikation

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language de
Popularity 0.531

Directed By

Nunzio Malasomma

Mario Bonnard

Crew

Director
Mario Bonnard
Writer
Arnold Fanck
Director of Photography
Willy Winterstein
Art Direction
Heinrich Richter
Director of Photography
Sepp Allgeier

TOP CAST

Luis Trenker
Luis Trenker

Jean-Antoine Carrel

Marcella Albani
Marcella Albani

Felicitas, Wife of Carrel

Alexandra Schmitt
Alexandra Schmitt

Mother of Carrel

Peter Voß
Peter Voß

Edward Whymper

Paul Graetz
Paul Graetz

Meynet

Johanna Ewald
Johanna Ewald

Wife of Meynet

Hugo Lehner
Hugo Lehner

Hudson

Luggi
Luggi

Lord Douglas

Heinrich Gretler
Heinrich Gretler

Seiler, Hotelwirt

Edith Robbers
Edith Robbers

Narrator

Edward Whymper
Edward Whymper

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