Devil of the Matterhorn (1932)

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.
- Released
- 1932-01-01
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Runtime
- 55 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Harry Revier
Cast
- Luis Trenker as Jean-Antoine Carrel
- William A. Bacher as Narrator
- David Ross as Narrator
- Marcella Albani as Felicitas - Carrel's Wife
- Peter Voß as Edward Whymper
- Alexandra Schmitt as Carrel's Mother
- Clifford McLaglen as Giaccomo - Carrel's Stepbrother
- Paul Graetz as Luc Meynet - the Hunchback
- Johanna Ewald as Meynet's Wife
- Hannes Schneider as Michel Croz - Mountain Guide
- Ernst Petersen as Douglas Hadow
- Hugo Lehner as Charles Hudson