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 The Challenge, shot the same year in English.
Jean-Antoine Carrel
Edward Whymper
Felicitas
Giordano
Mother Carrel
Miss Sweaton
Mrs. Seiler
Mrs. Croz
Amtsrichter
Staatsanwalt
Verteidiger
Mailli
Taugwalder - Father (as Dr. M. Holzboer)
Taugwalder - Son
Minister Sella
(uncredited)
Luc Meynet
Hudson
Hadow
Douglas
Mountain Guide Croz
Favre
Stefano
Mr. Seiler