The Challenge

The Matterhorn Claimed More Than Their Lives

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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 Der Berg Ruft, shot the same year in German.

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Creators

Milton Rosmer

director

Luis Trenker

director

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Vincent Korda

director

Emeric Pressburger

writer

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Patrick Kirwan

writer

Milton Rosmer

writer

Cast

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Robert Douglas actor Luis Trenker actor

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Joan Gardner actor

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Frank Birch actor

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Geoffrey Wardwell actor

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Moran Caplat actor

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Lyonel Watts actor Mary Clare actor

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Fred Groves actor

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Laurence Baskcomb actor Ralph Truman actor

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Reginald Jarman actor

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Tony Sympson actor Cyril Smith actor

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Lloyd Pearson actor

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Violet Howard actor

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Babita Soren actor

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Luis Gerold actor

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Max Holzboer actor

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Emmerich Albert actor