Struggle for the Matterhorn
Struggle for the Matterhorn is a 1928 German-Swiss silent drama film co-directed by Mario Bonnard and Nunzio Malasomma and starring Luis Trenker, Marcella Albani, and Alexandra Schmitt. The film is part of the popular cycle of mountain films of the 1920s and 1930s. Art direction was by Heinrich Richter. Trenker later remade the film as The Challenge in 1938.
Plot
Based on a 1928 novel by Carl Haensel, the film depicts the battle between British and Italian climbers to be the first to climb the Matterhorn.
More details
| author | Carl Haensel Nunzio Malasomma |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | England Italy Switzerland |
| director | Mario Bonnard Nunzio Malasomma |
| events | Alps |
| genre | adventure drama historical |
| keywords | first ascent of the matterhorn matterhorn |
| productionCompany | Cinéfilm AG Hom-AG für Filmfabrikation |
| publisher | Universum Film AG |
| theme | mountain silent |