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Der Kampf ums Matterhorn
Also known as [Fight for the Matterhorn]
(1928) Germany
B&W : [?] 2261 or 2757? metres
Directed by Mario Bonnard and Nunzio Malasomma + [Luis Trenker]
Cast: Luis Trenker [Jean-Antoine Carrel], Marcella Albani [Felicitas, Carrels Frau (Carrel’s wife)], Peter Voß [Edward Whymper], Alexandra Schmitt [Carrels mutter (Carrel’s mother)], Clifford McLaglen [Giaccomo, Carrels stiefbruder (Carrel’s stepbrother)], Paul Graetz [Luc Meynet, der bucklige (the hunchback)], Johanna Ewald [Meynets frau (Meynet’s wife)], Hannes Schneider [Michel Croz, bergführer (a mountain guide)], Ernst Petersen [Douglas Hadow], Hugo Lehner [Charles Hudson], Luggi [Lord Francis Douglas], Heinrich Gretler [Seiler, hotelwirt (a hotelier)], Erich Haußmann [a narrator], Hermann Meyer-Falkow [a narrator], Edith Robbers [a narrator], Helene Roberts [a narrator], Richard Angst [bergführer (a mountain guide)], Peter Aufdenblatten [bergführer (a mountain guide)], Otto Furrer [bergführer (a mountain guide)]
[?] Cinéfilm Aktiengesellschaft and/or Hom-Aktiengesellschaft für Filmfabrikation? production; distributed by Universum-Film Aktiengesellschaft [UFA]. / Produced by Artur Hohenberg and Moisy Markus + [Stefan Markus]. Scenario by Arnold Fanck, from an adaptation by Nunzio Malasomma of a novel by Carl Haensel. Artistic supervision by Arnold Fanck. Unit managers, Victor Skutezky and Luis Trenker. Art direction by Heinrich Richter. Cinematography by Sepp Allgeier and Willy Winterstein. Camera assistant, Emmerich Albert. Film editor, Arnold Fanck. / Released 3 December 1928. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was released in the USA by Brill Distributing Company on 28 July 1929. / Silent film.
Drama.
Survival status: Print exists.
Current rights holder: (unknown) [Germany]; Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 30 July 2025.
References: Website-IMDb.
Home video: DVD.
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