UK,
1938, 75 min
Screenplay:
Emeric PressburgerCinematography:
Albert BenitzComposer:
Allan GrayCast:
Luis Trenker, Robert Douglas, Ralph Truman, Bernard Miles, Lloyd Pearson, Mary Clare, Max Holzboer, Robert Rietty, Patrick Holt, Cyril Smith, Tony Sympson (more)VOD (1)
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Two explorers lead rival assaults in 1865 on the previously unconquered Matterhorn, resulting in triumph, tragedy, and a quest for redemption. The direction of mountaineer-turned-filmmaker (and actor) Luis Trenker, coupled with a screenplay co-authored by Emeric Pressberger gave this fact-based film a harrowing visual and emotional realism that's still striking seven decades later. (Criterion)
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