Climbing the Matterhorn (1947)
FILMED IN ANSCO COLOR
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.
- Date of release
- 1947-05-30
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 21m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Irving Allen
Casting
- Warren Douglas — Narrator
Interesting facts
- Awards: 1 · Nominations: 1. Including: Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel
Climbing the Matterhorn is a 1947 American short documentary film directed by Irving Allen. It won an Oscar at the 20th Academy Awards in 1948 for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel).
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