Film
Climbing the Matterhorn
1947Directed by Irving Allen
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- Released
- Runtime
- 21m
About Climbing the Matterhorn
- Documentary
Synopsis
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.
- Director
- Irving Allen
- Writer
- Irving Allen
