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The Fight for the Matterhorn (1928)

Original title: Der Kampf ums Matterhorn

1928-11-27 · 1h 57m · DE
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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.

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Mario BonnardDirectorNunzio MalasommaDirector, WriterArnold FanckWriter

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Luis TrenkerLuis TrenkerJean-Antoine CarrelMarcella AlbaniMarcella AlbaniFelicitas, Wife of CarrelAlexandra SchmittAlexandra SchmittMother of CarrelClifford McLaglenClifford McLaglenGiaccomoPeter VoßPeter VoßEdward WhymperPaul GraetzPaul GraetzMeynetJohanna EwaldJohanna EwaldWife of MeynetHannes SchneiderHannes SchneiderCrossErnst PetersenErnst PetersenHadowHugo LehnerHugo LehnerHudsonLuggiLuggiLord DouglasHeinrich GretlerHeinrich GretlerSeiler, Hotelwirt

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Mountain

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityMountainDialogue densityDramaDirector preference326719 · 387452Actor preference472315 · 453644 · 463787Country preferenceDe

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What is The Fight for the Matterhorn about?

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.

How long is The Fight for the Matterhorn?

The Fight for the Matterhorn has a runtime of 117 minutes.