The Fight for the Matterhorn
1928, German. Directed by Nunzio Malasomma & Mario Bonnard & Luis Trenker.
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. The film is part of the popular cycle of mountain films of the 1920s and 1930s. Art direction was by Heinrich Richter. Based on a novel by Carl Haensel, the film depicts the battle between British and Italian climbers to be the first to climb the Matterhorn. Trenker later remade the film as The Challenge in 1938.
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Nunzio MalasommaDirector
- Mario BonnardDirector
- Luis TrenkerDirector
- Luis TrenkerJean-Antoine Carrel
- Marcella AlbaniFelicitas, Wife of Carrel
- Alexandra SchmittMother of Carrel
- Clifford McLaglenGiaccomo
- Peter VoßEdward Whymper
- Paul GraetzMeynet
- Johanna EwaldWife of Meynet
- Hannes SchneiderCross
- Ernst PetersenHadow
- Hugo LehnerHudson
- LuggiLord Douglas
- Heinrich GretlerSeiler, Hotelwirt
Details
- Released
- 27 November 1928
- Original title
- Der Kampf ums Matterhorn
- Country
- Germany, Switzerland
- Written by
- Arnold Fanck, Nunzio Malasomma
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The Fight for the Matterhorn runs 117 minutes (1h 57m).
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The Fight for the Matterhorn isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 27 November 1928. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Fight for the Matterhorn?
The Fight for the Matterhorn (1928) was directed by Nunzio Malasomma and Mario Bonnard and Luis Trenker and stars Luis Trenker, Marcella Albani, Alexandra Schmitt.