

The Mountain Calls
Feature film about the tragic first ascent of the Matterhorn 1865
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 ploto 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. There is another version of the film titled The Challenge, shot the same year in English.
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- Language
- Italian
- switzerland
- mountain
- mountaineer
- rope
- europe
- based on true story
- rucksack
- climbing
- back pack
- black and white
- mountain climbing
- alps mountains
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GermanyDE
- Theatrical6 Jan 1938
- TheatricalEast Germany29 Jan 1954
SerbiaYU
- TheatricalBelgrade25 May 1938
SwedenSE
- Theatricallimited7 Mar 1938
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The Mountain Calls was released on 6 January 1938.
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