The Call of the Mountain
1923, French. Directed by Arthur Porchet.
un drame dans les Alpes suisses
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 7 January 1923
- Original title
- L’Appel de la montagne
- Country
- Switzerland
- Written by
- Ernette Tamm
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The Call of the Mountain runs 82 minutes (1h 22m).
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The Call of the Mountain isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 7 January 1923. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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If you liked The Call of the Mountain, try Togo, The Eiger Sanction, The Fall.
Who directed The Call of the Mountain?
The Call of the Mountain (1923) was directed by Arthur Porchet and stars Emile Crettex, Ernette Tamm, Victor Vina.