Climbing the Matterhorn

Climbing the Matterhorn

Released on
Documentary
Runtime
21 mins
(2 votes)

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.

Cast

  • Warren Douglas

Director

  • Irving Allen

Producers

  • Irving Allen

Screenwriter

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