The Mountain Calls
Der Berg ruft
Drama
Feature film about the tragic first ascent of the Matterhorn 1865
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.
1938-01-06
de
Cast
Director
Luis Trenker
Luis Trenker as Jean-Antoine Carrel
Herbert Dirmoser as Edward Whymper
Heidemarie Hatheyer as Felicitas
Peter Elsholtz as Giordano
Lucie Höflich as Mother Carrel
Blandine Ebinger as Miss Sweaton
Lotte Spira as Mrs. Seiler
Maria Koppenhöfer as Mrs. Croz
Ernst Legal as Amtsrichter
Walter Franck as Staatsanwalt
Erich Dunskus as Mailli
Paul Bildt as Minister Sella
Josef Reithofer as (uncredited)
Friedrich Ulmer as Favre
Bruno Hübner as Stefano