The Challenge (1938)

Directed by

Milton Rosmer, Luis Trenker

Genre

adventure film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 16m

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows the first successful climb of the Matterhorn in 1865 led by Edward Whymper. It shows the ambition and challenges of the mountaineers as they attempt the ascent.

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What happens

The Challenge is a 1938 British drama film directed by Milton Rosmer and Luis Trenker and starring Robert Douglas and Luis Trenker. The film is about the first successful ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865 by Edward Whymper. This British film is one of two 1938 Trenker remakes of Struggle for the Matterhorn (German: Der Kampf ums Matterhorn) in which Trenker acted in 1928, the other being the German The Mountain Calls (German: Der Berg ruft). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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