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Devil of the Matterhorn
Overview
English-language, dubbed sound and partly re-edited version of Der Kampf ums Matterhorn. 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 plot 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.
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Cast
Luis Trenker
Jean-Antoine Carrel
William A. Bacher
Narrator
David Ross
Narrator
Marcella Albani
Felicitas - Carrel's Wife
Peter Voß
Edward Whymper
Alexandra Schmitt
Carrel's Mother
Clifford McLaglen
Giaccomo - Carrel's Stepbrother
Paul Graetz
Luc Meynet - the Hunchback
Johanna Ewald
Meynet's Wife
Hannes Schneider
Michel Croz - Mountain Guide
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