The Mountain Calls (1938)

Feature film about the tragic first ascent of the Matterhorn 1865

Directed by Luis Trenker1h 35mDrama

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.

Year
1938
Country
DE
Language
German
Release date
6 January 1938
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Luis Trenker
Luis Trenker
Jean-Antoine Carrel
Herbert Dirmoser
Herbert Dirmoser
Edward Whymper
Heidemarie Hatheyer
Heidemarie Hatheyer
Felicitas
Peter Elsholtz
Peter Elsholtz
Giordano
Lucie Höflich
Lucie Höflich
Mother Carrel
Blandine Ebinger
Blandine Ebinger
Miss Sweaton
Lotte Spira
Lotte Spira
Mrs. Seiler
Maria Koppenhöfer
Maria Koppenhöfer
Mrs. Croz
Ernst Legal
Ernst Legal
Amtsrichter
Walter Franck
Walter Franck
Staatsanwalt
E
Erich Ziegel
Verteidiger
Erich Dunskus
Erich Dunskus
Mailli
M
Max Holzboer
Taugwalder - Father (as Dr. M. Holzboer)
E
Emmerich Albert
Taugwalder - Son
Paul Bildt
Paul Bildt
Minister Sella
O
Olga Schaub
H
Herbert Gernot
J
Josef Kamper
Josef Reithofer
Josef Reithofer
(uncredited)
U
Umberto Sacripante
Luc Meynet
R
Reinhold Pasch
Hudson
R
Robert Thiem
Hadow
K
Kunibert Gensichen
Douglas
L
Luis Gerold
Mountain Guide Croz
Friedrich Ulmer
Friedrich Ulmer
Favre
Bruno Hübner
Bruno Hübner
Stefano
A
Armin Schweizer
Mr. Seiler
Peter Taugwalder
Peter Taugwalder
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Michel Croz
Michel Croz
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Jean-Antoine Carrel
Jean-Antoine Carrel
Related Character
Francis Douglas
Francis Douglas
Related Character
Edward Whymper
Edward Whymper
Related Character
Douglas Hadow
Douglas Hadow
Related Character
Charles Hudson
Charles Hudson
Related Character

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