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Devil of the Matterhorn

Devil of the Matterhorn

1932•55m•Drama•History

English-language, dubbed sound and partly re-edited version of Der Kampf ums Matterhorn. 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 plot 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.

Harry Revier · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime55m
LanguageEN
Release DateJan 1, 1932

Actors

Luis Trenker

Luis Trenker

Jean-Antoine Carrel

William A. Bacher

Narrator

David Ross

Narrator

Marcella Albani

Marcella Albani

Felicitas - Carrel's Wife

Peter Voß

Peter Voß

Edward Whymper

Alexandra Schmitt

Carrel's Mother

Clifford McLaglen

Giaccomo - Carrel's Stepbrother

Paul Graetz

Paul Graetz

Luc Meynet - the Hunchback

Johanna Ewald

Meynet's Wife

Hannes Schneider

Hannes Schneider

Michel Croz - Mountain Guide

Ernst Petersen

Ernst Petersen

Douglas Hadow

Hugo Lehner

Charles Hudson

Luggi

Lord Francis Douglas

Heinrich Gretler

Heinrich Gretler

Seiler - Hotelwirt

Richard Angst

Mountain Guide (uncredited)

Peter Aufdenblatten

Mountain Guide (uncredited)

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