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The Fight for the Matterhorn

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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.

Drama
SwitzerlandMountainMountaineerEuropeClimbingRivalryMountain ClimbingAlps MountainsSwiss AlpsMountaineering

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What is The Fight for the Matterhorn (1928) 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…

Who stars in The Fight for the Matterhorn?

The Fight for the Matterhorn stars Luis Trenker (Jean-Antoine Carrel), Marcella Albani (Felicitas, Wife of Carrel), Alexandra Schmitt (Mother of Carrel), Clifford McLaglen (Giaccomo), Peter Voß (Edward Whymper). The film was directed by Nunzio Malasomma.

How long is The Fight for the Matterhorn?

The Fight for the Matterhorn has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1928.

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