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About
During an early, unsuccessful attempt at climbing the Matterhorn, Edward Whymper finds himself rescued by an italian guide, Jean Antoine Carrel. The two men quickly build a friendship and agree to reach the peak together. However, local villagers ploto to divide the alliance of Whymper and Carrel and both men join rival teams as they set out in a race to conquer the mountain. A mountaineering drama based on the novel by Carl Haensel and inspired in the dramatic true story of Edward Whymper, who led the first successful ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865. There is another version of the film titled The Challenge, shot the same year in English.
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
Luis Trenker-Film
Original Title
Der Berg ruft
Original Language
German
Keywords
switzerland
mountain
europe
mountaineer
rope
rucksack
climbing
based on true story
back pack
black and white
mountain climbing
alps mountains
swiss alps
mountaineering
backpack
mountain country
european
british man
eurasia
rock climbing
climber
englishman
1930s
alpinism
alpine climbing
ascent
climb
1900s
mountain guide
bergfilm
soundie
german cinema
alpinist
cervin
alpinismo
alpen
alpes
20th century
mountain sports
matterhorn
alpinisme
mountain pioneer
mountain accident
eurasian
alps
mountain climber
mountainclimbing
rockclimbing
european man
mountains
mountain film
alpi
Cast
Full credits →L
Luis Trenker
Jean-Antoine Carrel
H
Herbert Dirmoser
Edward Whymper
H
Heidemarie Hatheyer
Felicitas
P
Peter Elsholtz
Giordano
L
Lucie Höflich
Mother Carrel
B
Blandine Ebinger
Miss Sweaton
L
Lotte Spira
Mrs. Seiler
M
Maria Koppenhöfer
Mrs. Croz
E
Ernst Legal
Amtsrichter
W
Walter Franck
Staatsanwalt
E
Erich Ziegel
Verteidiger
E
Erich Dunskus
Mailli
M
Max Holzboer
Taugwalder - Father (as Dr. M. Holzboer)
E
Emmerich Albert
Taugwalder - Son
P
Paul Bildt
Minister Sella
O
Olga Schaub
H
Herbert Gernot
J
Josef Kamper
J
Josef Reithofer
(uncredited)
U
Umberto Sacripante
Luc Meynet
