The Mountain Calls (1938)
Synopsis
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 ploto 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. There is another version of the film titled The Challenge, shot the same year in English.
Release Date: 1938-01-06
Runtime: 95 minutes
Director: Luis Trenker
Top Cast
- Luis Trenker as Jean-Antoine Carrel
- Herbert Dirmoser as Edward Whymper
- Heidemarie Hatheyer as Felicitas
- Peter Elsholtz as Giordano
- Lucie Höflich as Mother Carrel
- Blandine Ebinger as Miss Sweaton
- Lotte Spira as Mrs. Seiler
- Maria Koppenhöfer as Mrs. Croz
- Ernst Legal as Amtsrichter
- Walter Franck as Staatsanwalt
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