Der Berg ruft!. Poster of the 1938 movie and cover of the 1928 book, Der Kampf Ums Matterhorn
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Der Kampf Ums Matterhorn
Carl Haensel, 1928
movie vs book
Luis Trenker, 1938

During an early, unsuccessful attempt at climbing the Matterhorn, Edward Whymper finds himself rescued by an italian guide, Jean Antoine Carrel. The two men quickly build a friendship and agree to reach the peak together. However, local villagers ploto to divide the alliance of Whymper and Carrel and both men join rival teams as they set out in a race to conquer the mountain.