Climbing the Matterhorn
Climbing the Matterhorn

Climbing the Matterhorn

May 30, 1947 | 21 min

Starting from the Swiss village of Zermatt, two people and a guide make a perilous ascent of the Matterhorn. Local villagers mount a torchlight rescue of a British couple trapped on the famous mountain. Irving Allen shot footage for this documentary while filming his feature film 'High Conquest'. Filmed in Ansocolor, the documentary won the Academy Award for Best Short Film in 1947.

Genres

Documentary

Cast

Naomi Scott

Warren Douglas

Share on social media

More Like This

Enrique Herreros
Karakoram
Touching the Void
Refuges
Bravo Marcel
Oh Yeah!
Explore Mont Blanc
Sul Tetto del Mondo - Walter Bonatti e Rossana Podestà
Trinité
Denali's Wife
Hindou-Kouch 68
La Sorcière Blanche
7 Tage im September
The Ascent of Mont Blanc
Entre Terre et Ciel
Profession grimpeur, Eric Escoffier
Nanga Parbat - Mein Schlüsselberg
Women of K2
Fine Lines
Patent Ochsner MTV Unplugged Tonbildshow