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Climbing the Matterhorn

Climbing the Matterhorn

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 30, 1947

Runtime

0h 21m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

70%

Original Title

Climbing the Matterhorn

Production Companies

Monogram Pictures

Director

Irving Allen

Description

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.