The Fight for the Matterhorn

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Luis Trenker

Jean-Antoine Carrel

Age : 97 | Popularity : 7%

Marcella Albani

Felicitas, Wife of Carrel

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Alexandra Schmitt

Mother of Carrel

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Clifford McLaglen

Giaccomo

Age : 86 | Popularity : 7%

Peter Voß

Edward Whymper

Age : 87 | Popularity : 3%

Paul Graetz

Meynet

Age : 46 | Popularity : 3%

Johanna Ewald

Wife of Meynet

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Hannes Schneider

Cross

Age : 64 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Nunzio Malasomma Mario Bonnard
Writing	Novel	Carl Haensel
	Writer	Arnold Fanck Nunzio Malasomma
Camera	Director of Photography	Sepp Allgeier Willy Winterstein
Art	Art Direction	Heinrich Richter
Department	Role	Name

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