May 30, 1947
Release Date

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Climbing the Matterhorn (1947)

Name: Climbing the Matterhorn
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1947-05-30

21m

Running Time

May 30, 1947
Release Date

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Plot.

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.

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Cast & Crew.

Warren Douglas

Narrator

Irving Allen

Director / Producer / Writer

Max Trell

Writer

René Garriguenc

Composer

Lucien Moraweck

Composer

Lyn Murray

Composer

Richard Angst

Cinematographer

Thomas Neff

Editor

Media.

Details.

Release Date
May 30, 1947

Status
Released

Running Time
21m

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2025-02-11

This Movie Is About.

swiss

alpinism

cervin

matterhorn

mountain accident

Wiki.

Climbing the Matterhorn is a 1947 American short documentary film directed by Irving Allen. It won an Oscar at the 20th Academy Awards in 1948 for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel).