Struggle for the Matterhorn (1928)

Original title

Der Kampf ums Matterhorn

Directed by

Mario Bonnard, Nunzio Malasomma

Genre

drama film, silent film, adventure film

Country

Germany, Switzerland

Runtime

1h 22m

Rating

8.2 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A silent film about climbers trying to conquer the Matterhorn. It shows the physical and emotional challenges they face during the expedition.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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