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Release Year1928
Runtime1h 57m
LanguageNo Language
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes4
DirectorMario Bonnard, Nunzio Malasomma
WritersArnold Fanck, Nunzio Malasomma
TypeFeature Film
Rating8.3 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Fight for the Matterhorn
About The Fight for the Matterhorn
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.
Directed by Mario Bonnard, Nunzio Malasomma, The Fight for the Matterhorn leans on a strong ensemble — Luis Trenker, Marcella Albani, Alexandra Schmitt — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1928.
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