The Fight for the Matterhorn [428256] Released: 1928-11-27 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 117 mins Popularity: 0.378 Vote Average: 9 Vote Count: 2 Overview: 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. Cast [18] Luis TrenkerJean-Antoine Car Marcella AlbaniFelicitas, Wife 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, Hotelwir Erich HaußmannNarrator Hermann Mayer-FalkowNarrator Edith RobbersNarrator Peter Aufdenblatten Otto Furrer Edward WhymperRelated Characte Trailers