The Italian mountaineer Carel wants to be the first man to stand on the top of the Matterhorn. Since the climb is very difficult, he agrees to try it together with the British mountaineer Whymper. But due to an intrigue this agreement is dropped and the two man try it on the same day with two different teams and then disaster strikes.
Directed byLuis Trenker
Written byCarl Haensel (novel), Richard Billinger, Hanns Sa�mann, Luis Trenker
CountryGermany
Runtime95 min
On screen
Luis Trenker
Herbert Dirmoser
Heidemarie Hatheyer
Peter Elsholtz