The Challenge
1938 · 76 min
Romance · Adventure · History · Drama
★ 6.3During 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.
Crew
- Director Milton Rosmer
- Director Luis Trenker
- Director Vincent Korda
- Screenplay Emeric Pressburger
- Director of Photography Albert Benitz
- Director of Photography Georges Périnal
Cast
Robert Douglas
Edward Whymper
Luis Trenker
Jean Antoine Carrel
Joan Gardner
Felicitas - His Daughter
- F
Frank Birch
Rev. Charles Hudson
- G
Geoffrey Wardwell
Lord Francis Douglas
- M
Moran Caplat
Hadow
- L
Lyonel Watts
Morris - Publisher
Mary Clare
His Mother
Fred Groves
Favre
- L
Laurence Baskcomb
The Podesta - Mayor
Ralph Truman
Giordano
- R
Reginald Jarman
Minister Sella
Crew
- Director — Milton Rosmer
- Director — Luis Trenker
- Director — Vincent Korda
- Screenplay — Emeric Pressburger
- Director of Photography — Albert Benitz
- Director of Photography — Georges Périnal
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