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The Fight for the Matterhorn(Movie, 1928)

Original title: "Der Kampf ums Matterhorn" (German/DE)
1h 18min | Genre: Drama
The Fight for the MatterhornRating: 4.0/5 (with 11 vote)
Struggle for the Matterhorn (German: Der Kampf ums Matterhorn) is a 1928 German-Swiss silent drama film co-directed by Mario Bonnard and Nunzio Malasomma and starring Luis Trenker, Marcella Albani, and Alexandra Schmitt. The film is part of the popular cycle of mountain films of the 1920s and 1930s. Art direction was by Heinrich Richter. Trenker later remade the film as The Challenge in 1938. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin and on location in Switzerland. ()
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Struggle for the Matterhorn (German: Der Kampf ums Matterhorn) is a 1928 German-Swiss silent drama film co-directed by Mario Bonnard and Nunzio Malasomma and starring Luis Trenker, Marcella Albani, and Alexandra Schmitt. The film is part of the popular cycle of mountain films of the 1920s and 1930s. Art direction was by Heinrich Richter. Based on a novel by Carl Haensel, the film depicts the battle between British and Italian climbers to be the first to climb the Matterhorn. Trenker later remade the film as The Challenge in 1938.

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Additional Information

Production countries: Switzerland, Germany
Original language: German (DE)
Spoken languages: No Language (XX)
Translated into 4 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 11/27/1928
Producer: Artur Hohenberg
Screenwriter: Nunzio Malasomma, Carl Haensel
Director of Photography: Sepp Allgeier
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Struggle for the Matterhorn"
"Fight for the Matterhorn"
Keywords: mountain
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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