The Fight for the Matterhorn

Struggle for the Matterhorn (German: Der Kampf ums 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. Based on a novel by Carl Haensel, the film depicts the battle between British and Italian climbers to be the first to climb the Matterhorn. Trenker later remade the film as The Challenge in 1938.

Cast

Luis Trenker

Luis Trenker

as Jean-Antoine Carrel

Marcella Albani

Marcella Albani

as Felicitas, Wife of Carrel

Alexandra Schmitt

Alexandra Schmitt

as Mother of Carrel

Clifford McLaglen

Clifford McLaglen

as Giaccomo

Peter Voß

Peter Voß

as Edward Whymper

Paul Graetz

Paul Graetz

as Meynet

Johanna Ewald

Johanna Ewald

as Wife of Meynet

Hannes Schneider

Hannes Schneider

as Cross

Ernst Petersen

Ernst Petersen

as Hadow

Hugo Lehner

Hugo Lehner

as Hudson

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