The Call of the Mountain (1923)

In The Call of the Mountain (L’appel de la montagne) a couple are childhood sweethearts who are separated, she marries a rich man and he becomes an alpine guide. The woman’s husband dies, and she returns home to Switzerland, her wealth and beauty drawing interest from a foreign rake, rogue, and roué named Billinsky. He talks her into a mountain ascension that meets with disaster when some of the climbers fall to their deaths. Her loyal friend the alpine guide rescues his sweetheart, and saves her again.

Released

1923-01-07

Genres

Adventure, Romance, Drama

Runtime

82 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Arthur Porchet

TMDB rating

9.0/10 from 1 votes