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
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.
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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Air Devils (1938)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.