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Climbing the Matterhorn

📅 5/30/1947⏱️ 21 minutes7.0/10

Overview

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.

Release Date

May 30, 1947

Runtime

21 minutes

Rating

7.0/10(5 votes)

Status

Released

Genres

Documentary

Cast

Content Source

Data provided by The Movie Database (TMDB).