Climbing the Matterhorn
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Climbing the Matterhorn |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1947 |
| length | 21 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Irving Allen |
| script | Irving Allen |
| production | Irving Allen |
| camera | Richard fear |
Climbing the Matterhorn (dt. The ascent of the Matterhorn ) is an American documentary short film from 1947, in which Irving Allen led both director and held the production.
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The film shows the arduous and dangerous ascent to the Matterhorn , which at 4478 meters is one of the highest mountains in the Alps .
Production and Background
The film was shot in Switzerland as early as 1946 . Climbing the Matterhorn premiered on May 30, 1947.
In 1946, Irving shot the mountaineering drama High Conquest with Richard Angst , in which an American mountaineer (Warren Douglas) is dominated by his fear of the Matterhorn because his father was killed on an ascent. Although he refuses to become part of a rescue team at first, special circumstances make him change his mind and join the promotion.
According to a report in the New York Times , additional material for a short documentary was created during the making of the film High Conquest , which was then published under the title Climbing the Matterhorn in 1947.
Awards
Irving won at the Oscars in 1948 the Oscar in the category "Best Short Film" (2 rolls of film).
Web links
- Climbing the Matterhorn in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Climbing the Matterhorn Notes at TCM - Turner Classic Movies
- ↑ Richard Angst ( Memento of the original from June 20, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at film-zeit.de. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
- ↑ Climbing the Matterhorn (1947) at nytimes.com. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
