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The Mountain Calls (German: Der Berg ruft) is a film directed by Luis Trenker which recreates the struggle between Edward Whymper and Jean-Antoine Carrel for the first successful ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865.
The film is a remake of Der Kampf ums Matterhorn (Struggle for the Matterhorn) in which Trenker acted in 1928.
Original Release
01/06/1938
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Herbert Dirmoser | Whymper / Edward Whymper |
| Heidemarie Hatheyer | Felicitas |
| Peter Elsholtz | Giordano |
| Lucie Höflich | Mutter Carrel |
| Blandine Ebinger | Miß Sweaton / Miss Sweaton |
| Umberto Sacripante | Luc Meynet |
| Reinhold Pasch | Hudson |
| Robert Thiem | Hadow |
| Kunibert Gensichen | Douglas |
| Luis Gerold | Bergführer Croz |
Directors
Writers
Luis Trenker, Carl Haensel, Richard Billinger, Hanns Saßmann
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Herbert Dirmoser | Whymper / Edward Whymper |
| Heidemarie Hatheyer | Felicitas |
| Peter Elsholtz | Giordano |
| Lucie Höflich | Mutter Carrel |
| Blandine Ebinger | Miß Sweaton / Miss Sweaton |
| Umberto Sacripante | Luc Meynet |
| Reinhold Pasch | Hudson |
| Robert Thiem | Hadow |
| Kunibert Gensichen | Douglas |
| Luis Gerold | Bergführer Croz |
| Friedrich Ulmer | Favre |
| Bruno Hübner | Stefano |
| Armin Schweizer | Herr Seiler |
| Lotte Spira | Frau Seiler |
| Maria Koppenhöfer | Frau Croz |
| Ernst Legal | Amtsrichter |
| Walter Franck | Staatsanwalt |
| Erich Ziegel | Verteidiger |
| Erich Dunskus | Mailli |
| Kimmo Virtanen | Taugwalder - Vater |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Luis Trenker | Producer |
| Heinrich Schier | Producer |
