Third Man on the Mountain (1959)
Synopsis
Famous British mountaineer Winter wants to climb a difficult summit, the Citadel. He goes to a small village but no guide wants to accompany him. A young man from the village, Rudi Matt, whose father died fifteen years earlier during an attempt to climb the Citadel, is determined to accompany him, with the help of his uncle. Winter also manages to hire a guide from a neighboring village and competitor, Emil Saxo. The roped party of four men then begins the ascent of the still untouched summit.
Release Date: 1959-11-10
Runtime: 105 minutes
Director: Ken Annakin
Top Cast
- Michael Rennie as Captain John Winter
- James MacArthur as Rudi Matt
- Janet Munro as Lizbeth Hempel
- James Donald as Franz Lerner
- Herbert Lom as Emil Saxo
- Laurence Naismith as Teo Zurbriggen
- Lee Patterson as Klaus Wesselhoft
- Helen Hayes as Hotel guest (uncredited)
- Walter Fitzgerald as Herr Hempel
- Nora Swinburne as Frau Matt
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