The Challenge

The Challenge (1938)

The Matterhorn Claimed More Than Their Lives

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 Der Berg Ruft, shot the same year in German.

Date of release
1938-05-09
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (9)
Runtime
1h 16m
Genres
Romance, Adventure, History, Drama
Director
Luis Trenker, Milton Rosmer, Vincent Korda

Casting

Interesting facts

The Challenge is a 1938 British drama film directed by Milton Rosmer and Luis Trenker and starring Robert Douglas and Luis Trenker. The film is about the first successful ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865 by Edward Whymper.

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