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.
Edward Whymper
Jean Antoine Carrel
Felicitas - His Daughter
Rev. Charles Hudson
Lord Francis Douglas
Hadow
Morris - Publisher
His Mother
Favre
The Podesta - Mayor
Giordano
Minister Sella
Luc Meynet
Customs Officer
Seiler
Mrs. Seiler
Mrs. Croz
Croz
Elder Taugwalder - Guide
Younger Taugwalder (as Emeric Albert)
A Ropemaker
Minor Role (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Villager (uncredited)
Villager (uncredited)
Boy (uncredited)
Villager (uncredited)
Young Officer (uncredited)