Struggle for the Matterhorn
| Struggle for the Matterhorn | |
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| German | Muß man sich gleich scheiden lassen? |
| Directed by | Mario Bonnard Nunzio Malasomma |
| Written by | Arnold Fanck Nunzio Malasomma |
| Based on | Der Kampf ums Matterhorn by Carl Haensel |
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| Cinematography | Sepp Allgeier Willy Winterstein |
Production companies | Cinéfilm AG Hom-AG für Filmfabrikation |
| Distributed by | Universum Film AG |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Countries | Germany Switzerland |
| Languages | Silent German intertitles |
Struggle for the Matterhorn (German: Der Kampf ums Matterhorn) is a 1928 German-Swiss silent drama film co-directed by Mario Bonnard and Nunzio Malasomma and starring Luis Trenker, Marcella Albani, and Alexandra Schmitt. The film is part of the popular cycle of mountain films of the 1920s and 1930s. Art direction was by Heinrich Richter. Trenker later remade the film as The Challenge in 1938.
It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin and on location in Switzerland.