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Climbing the Matterhorn

7.0(5)194721m1

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.

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Released
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Language
English
  • swiss
  • alpinism
  • cervin
  • matterhorn
  • mountain accident

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Director

Irving Allen

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United States of America

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  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical30 May 1947

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Climbing the Matterhorn was released on 30 May 1947.

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