Climbing the Matterhorn
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.
Climbing the Matterhorn (1947)
Irving Allen
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United States of America
Ratings
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7.0/10
5 votes
Rating consensus
70/100 blend
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Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~70/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Warren Douglas
Narrator
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Climbing the Matterhorn (1947)
Irving Allen
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