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Climbing the Matterhorn

Climbing the Matterhorn

★ 7.0/10•1947•21m•Documentary
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FILMED IN ANSCO COLOR

Starting from the Swiss village of Zermatt, two people and a guide make a perilous ascent of the Matterhorn. Local villagers mount a torchlight rescue of a British couple trapped on the famous mountain. Irving Allen shot footage for this documentary while filming his feature film 'High Conquest'. Filmed in Ansocolor, the documentary won the Academy Award for Best Short Film in 1947.

Irving Allen · Director

Irving Allen · Writer

Max Trell · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime21m
LanguageEN
Release DateMay 30, 1947

Actors

Warren Douglas

Warren Douglas

Narrator

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