UK,
1938, 75 min
Screenplay:
Emeric PressburgerCinematography:
Albert BenitzComposer:
Allan GrayCast:
Luis Trenker, Robert Douglas, Ralph Truman, Bernard Miles, Lloyd Pearson, Mary Clare, Max Holzboer, Robert Rietty, Patrick Holt, Cyril Smith, Tony Sympson (more)Plots(1)
A melodramatic recounting of the race for first summit on Matterhorn, the fifth highest peak in the picturesque alps, in 1856, as countries and lives get tangled up in the endeavour with blind-ambition to conquer, creating deceit, betrayal, and tragedy; as hope strives to triumph. (Via Vision Entertainment)