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.
Movie Info
Release Date: 11/27/1928
Runtime: 117 min
Director: Mario Bonnard
Writers: Arnold Fanck, Nunzio Malasomma
Top Cast
Luis Trenker
Jean-Antoine Carrel
Marcella Albani
Felicitas, Wife of Carrel
Peter Voß
Edward Whymper
Paul Graetz
Meynet
Hannes Schneider
Cross
Ernst Petersen
Hadow
Heinrich Gretler
Seiler, Hotelwirt
Edward Whymper
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