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Also known as Mountain Calls

1938 film by Luis Trenker

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The Italian mountaineer Carel wants to be the first man to stand on the top of the Matterhorn. Since the climb is very difficult, he agrees to try it together with the British mountaineer Whymper. But due to an intrigue this agreement is dropped and the two man try it on the same day with two different teams and then disaster strikes.

Released: 1938-01-0695 minDir: Luis TrenkerDrama

Cast

  • Luis Trenker as Jean-Antoine Carrel
  • Herbert Dirmoser as Edward Whymper
  • Heidemarie Hatheyer as Felicitas
  • Peter Elsholtz as Giordano
  • Lucie Höflich as Mutter Carrel
  • Blandine Ebinger as Miss Sweaton

Themes

  • mountain
  • climbing

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Ratings

IMDb

6.7/10

289 votes

Year
1938
Runtime
95 min
Genres
Drama

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language
German
Main subject
Alps
Director
Luis Trenker
Screenwriter
Richard Billinger
Producer
Luis Trenker
Cinematographer
Klaus von Rautenfeld
Narrative location
Switzerland
Duration
95
FilmAffinity ID
668548
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publication date
1938-01-01
title
Der Berg ruft
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