Movie
The Fight for the Matterhorn
9.0/10
1928
1h 57m
de
Drama
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.
Director
Nunzio Malasomma, Mario Bonnard
Writers
Arnold Fanck, Nunzio Malasomma
Movie Information
Release Date
November 27, 1928
Runtime
1h 57m
Status
Released
Original Language
de
Vote Count
2
Production
Cinéfilm AG
Hom-AG für Filmfabrikation
