The Fight for the Matterhorn

The Fight for the Matterhorn (1928)


  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1928-11-27
  • User Rating: 9/10 from 2 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 57min
  • Language: No Language
  • Production Company: Cinéfilm AG
  • Production Country: Germany, Switzerland
  • Directors: , .
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Summary

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.

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Directing Mario Bonnard Director
Directing Nunzio Malasomma Director
Writing Carl Haensel Novel
Writing Nunzio Malasomma Writer
Writing Arnold Fanck Writer
Camera Sepp Allgeier Director of Photography
Camera Willy Winterstein Director of Photography
Art Heinrich Richter Art Direction