
The White Tower is a movie directed by Ted Tetzlaff in 1950 and based on the book of the same name by James Ramsey Ullman, first published in 1945. The movie features Glenn Ford, Alida Valli, Claude Rains, Cedric Hardwicke, Oskar Homolka, Lloyd Bridges, and others.
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Storyline
The White Tower, a Matterhorn-like mountain in the Swiss Alps, has never been climbed. Carla Alten’s father, a famous mountaineer, died in a long-ago attempt. Now, Carla, determined to fulfill her father’s dream, has assembled an unusual climbing party to tackle the nearly-impossible ascent.
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Year
1950
Minutes
98
Movie Rate
6.00
Source: IMDb

Year
1945
Pages
479
Book Rate
7.50
S: Goodreads
Book
The White Tower
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