The Mountain Calls
This exciting mountain drama shows Luis Trenker in one of his most famous roles: as the mountain guide Tonio Carrel.
The focus of the film is the authentic competition between two roped parties for the first ascend of the Matterhorn peak. Through intrigue the group led by the englishman Whymper manages to reach the summit first. The defeated italian Carrel turns around disappointed just a few meters before his goal. Then tragedy happens on their way down to the valley. Three of the victorious climbers die and Whymper gets suspected to have cut the rope in order to save his own life. What follows is a dramatic audience in front of the tribunal. Whypers situation seems hopeless. Only the broken rope could prove his innocence. But this one seems to have gone missing on the Matterhorn.
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Duration: 95 Min.
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