Struggle for the Matterhorn

Struggle for the Matterhorn (German: Der Kampf ums Matterhorn) is a 1928 German-Swiss silent drama film co-directed by Mario Bonnard and Nunzio Malasomma and starring Luis Trenker, Marcella Albani, and Alexandra Schmitt.^[1] The film is part of the popular cycle of mountain films of the 1920s and 1930s.^[2] Art direction was by Heinrich Richter. Trenker later remade the film as The Challenge in 1938.

Struggle for the Matterhorn
German theatrical release poster
German	Muß man sich gleich scheiden lassen?
Directed by	Mario Bonnard Nunzio Malasomma
Written by	Arnold Fanck Nunzio Malasomma
Based on	Der Kampf ums Matterhorn by Carl Haensel
Starring	Luis Trenker Marcella Albani Alexandra Schmitt [als; de; fr]
Cinematography	Sepp Allgeier Willy Winterstein
Production companies	Cinéfilm AG Hom-AG für Filmfabrikation
Distributed by	Universum Film AG
Release dates	27 November 1928 (1928-11-27) (Switzerland) 3 December 1928 (1928-12-03) (Germany)
Running time	82 minutes
Countries	Germany Switzerland
Languages	Silent German intertitles

It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin and on location in Switzerland.

Plot

Based on a 1928 novel by Carl Haensel, the film depicts the battle between British and Italian climbers to be the first to climb the Matterhorn.

Cast

• Luis Trenker as Jean-Antoine Carrel
• Marcella Albani as Felicitas, Carrel's wife
• Alexandra Schmitt [als; de; fr] as Mother of Carrel
• Clifford McLaglen as Giaccomo
• Peter Voß as Edward Whymper
• Paul Graetz as Meynet
• Johanna Ewald [de] as Meynet's wife
• Hannes Schneider as Cross
• Ernst Petersen as Hadow
• Hugo Lehner as Hudson
• Luggi as Lord Douglas
• Heinrich Gretler as Seiler, hotel Host