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.[1] The film is part of the popular cycle of mountain films of the 1920s and 1930s.[2] Art direction was by Heinrich Richter. Trenker later remade the film as The Challenge in 1938.
| Struggle for the Matterhorn | |
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| German | Muß man sich gleich scheiden lassen? |
| Directed by | Mario Bonnard Nunzio Malasomma |
| Written by | Arnold Fanck Nunzio Malasomma |
| Based on | Der Kampf ums Matterhorn by Carl Haensel |
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| Cinematography | Sepp Allgeier Willy Winterstein |
Production companies | Cinéfilm AG Hom-AG für Filmfabrikation |
| Distributed by | Universum Film AG |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Countries | Germany Switzerland |
| Languages | Silent German intertitles |
It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin and on location in Switzerland.
Plot
Based on a 1928 novel by Carl Haensel, the film depicts the battle between British and Italian climbers to be the first to climb the Matterhorn.
Cast
- Luis Trenker as Jean-Antoine Carrel
- Marcella Albani as Felicitas, Carrel's wife
- Alexandra Schmitt as Mother of Carrel
- Clifford McLaglen as Giaccomo
- Peter Voß as Edward Whymper
- Paul Graetz as Meynet
- Johanna Ewald as Meynet's wife
- Hannes Schneider as Cross
- Ernst Petersen as Hadow
- Hugo Lehner as Hudson
- Luggi as Lord Douglas
- Heinrich Gretler as Seiler, hotel Host
