The Challenge (1938)
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.
Directors:
Milton Rosmer, Luis Trenker, Vincent Korda.
Writer:
Emeric Pressburger
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Robert Douglas as Edward Whymper |
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Luis Trenker as Jean Antoine Carrel |
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Joan Gardner as Felicitas - His Daughter |
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Frank Birch as Rev. Charles Hudson |
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Geoffrey Wardwell as Lord Francis Douglas |
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Moran Caplat as Hadow |
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Lyonel Watts as Morris - Publisher |
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Mary Clare as His Mother |
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Fred Groves as Favre |
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Laurence Baskcomb as The Podesta - Mayor |
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Ralph Truman as Giordano |
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Reginald Jarman as Minister Sella |
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Tony Sympson as Luc Meynet |
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Cyril Smith as Customs Officer |
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Lloyd Pearson as Seiler |
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Violet Howard as Mrs. Seiler |
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Babita Soren as Mrs. Croz |
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Luis Gerold as Croz |
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Max Holzboer as Elder Taugwalder - Guide |
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Emmerich Albert as Younger Taugwalder (as Emeric Albert) |
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Howard Douglas as A Ropemaker |
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Patrick Holt as Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Hugo Lehner as Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Bernard Miles as Villager (uncredited) |
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Tarva Penna as Villager (uncredited) |
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Robert Rietti as Boy (uncredited) |
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D.J. Williams as Villager (uncredited) |
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Torin Thatcher as Young Officer (uncredited) |
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John Gerald as |
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C. Denier Warren as |
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Peter Taugwalder as Related Character |
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Michel Croz as Related Character |
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Jean-Antoine Carrel as Related Character |
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Francis Douglas as Related Character |
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Edward Whymper as Related Character |
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Douglas Hadow as Related Character |
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Charles Hudson as Related Character |
| Directing | Milton Rosmer | Director |
| Directing | Luis Trenker | Director |
| Writing | Emeric Pressburger | Screenplay |
| Writing | Patrick Kirwan | Scenario Writer |
| Writing | Milton Rosmer | Scenario Writer |
| Production | Alexander Korda | Producer |
| Production | Günther Stapenhorst | Producer |
| Sound | Allan Gray | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Albert Benitz | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Georges Périnal | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Edward B. Jarvis | Editor |
| Art | Frederick Pusey | Art Direction |
| Art | Vincent Korda | Supervising Art Director |
| Production | Harold Cox | Unit Manager |
| Sound | A.W. Watkins | Sound Director |
| Sound | John W. Mitchell | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Robert Krasker | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Muir Mathieson | Music Director |
| Directing | Vincent Korda | Director |
| Directing | Phyllis Ross | Continuity |
