

Climbing the Matterhorn
Visit website6.8/10 • 4
1947-05-30 • 0h 21m
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.
- Directors
- Irving Allen
- Writters
- Irving Allen

Climbing the Matterhorn
Visit website1947-05-30 • 0h 21m
6.8/10 • 4
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.
- Directors
- Irving Allen
- Writters
- Irving Allen
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsWarren Douglas
Narrator
Reviews0
We don't have any reviews for Climbing the Matterhorn.
Media
Recommendations
No Backdrop
Princeton: A Search for Answers
5.9
No Backdrop
Return
6.6
Return
6.1
No Backdrop
Return
6.5
Darkland: The Return
6.4
Leprechaun Returns
6.1
No Backdrop
Return
6.7
UFC 21: Return Of The Champions
6.6
The Return of Ringo
6.3
Fantastic Return to Oz
5.4
No Backdrop
Return
6.3
Return of the Living Dead III
6.6
Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen
6.8
Slayers Return
6.5
The Summer House
5.0
No Backdrop
Return
6.4
Fantomas Unleashed
6.8
Return to Space
6.5
Bonanza: The Return
6.5
Return
6.8
- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- --
- Revenue
- --
- Keywords
- swissalpinismcervinmatterhornmountain accident