The Challenge
Overview
During an early, unsuccessful attempt at climbing the Matterhorn, Edward Whymper finds himself rescued by an italian guide, Jean Antoine Carrel. The two men quickly build a friendship and agree to reach the peak together. However, local villagers ploto to divide the alliance of Whymper and Carrel and both men join rival teams as they set out in a race to conquer the mountain. A mountaineering drama based on the novel by Carl Haensel and inspired in the dramatic true story of Edward Whymper, who led the first successful ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865. There is another version of the film titled Der Berg Ruft, shot the same year in German.
Release date
09/05/1938
Votes
9
Popularity
1.2
Robert Douglas
Edward Whymper
Luis Trenker
Jean Antoine Carrel
Joan Gardner
Felicitas - His Daughter
Frank Birch
Rev. Charles Hudson
Geoffrey Wardwell
Lord Francis Douglas
Moran Caplat
Hadow
Lyonel Watts
Morris - Publisher
Mary Clare
His Mother
Fred Groves
Favre
Laurence Baskcomb
The Podesta - Mayor
Ralph Truman
Giordano
Reginald Jarman
Minister Sella
Tony Sympson
Luc Meynet
Cyril Smith
Customs Officer
Lloyd Pearson
Seiler
Violet Howard
Mrs. Seiler
Babita Soren
Mrs. Croz
Luis Gerold
Croz
Max Holzboer
Elder Taugwalder - Guide
Emmerich Albert
Younger Taugwalder (as Emeric Albert)
Howard Douglas
A Ropemaker
Patrick Holt
Minor Role (uncredited)
Hugo Lehner
Minor Role (uncredited)
Bernard Miles
Villager (uncredited)
Tarva Penna
Villager (uncredited)
Robert Rietti
Boy (uncredited)
D.J. Williams
Villager (uncredited)
Torin Thatcher
Young Officer (uncredited)
John Gerald
C. Denier Warren
Peter Taugwalder
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Michel Croz
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Jean-Antoine Carrel
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Francis Douglas
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Edward Whymper
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Douglas Hadow
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Charles Hudson
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Original Soundtrack
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