---
title: 'The Mountain Calls (1938)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Luis Trenker'
released: '1938-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-mountain-calls-1938'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028620/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Mountain Calls (1938)

1938 · 95 min · Drama, Adventure · Germany, United Kingdom

Original title: Der Berg ruft

## Synopsis

The Mountain Calls is a film directed by Luis Trenker which recreates the struggle between Edward Whymper and Jean-Antoine Carrel for the first successful ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Luis Trenker](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-trenker)
- **Screenplay:** [Luis Trenker](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-trenker), [Richard Billinger](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-billinger), [Hans Sassmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-sassmann)
- **Producer:** [Luis Trenker](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-trenker)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Giuseppe Becce](https://cinepixo.com/people/giuseppe-becce)
- **Director of Photography:** [Walter Riml](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-riml), [Sepp Allgeier](https://cinepixo.com/people/sepp-allgeier), [Albert Benitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-benitz), [Klaus von Rautenfeld](https://cinepixo.com/people/klaus-von-rautenfeld), [Otto Martini](https://cinepixo.com/people/otto-martini)

## Cast

- [Herbert Dirmoser](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-dirmoser)
- [Heidemarie Hatheyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/heidemarie-hatheyer)
- [Kunibert Gensichen](https://cinepixo.com/people/kunibert-gensichen)
- [Bruno Hübner](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruno-hubner)
- [Erich Ziegel](https://cinepixo.com/people/erich-ziegel)
- [Josef Reithofer](https://cinepixo.com/people/josef-reithofer)
- [Walter Franck](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-franck)
- [Reinhold Pasch](https://cinepixo.com/people/reinhold-pasch)
- [Umberto Sacripante](https://cinepixo.com/people/umberto-sacripante)
- [Ernst Legal](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernst-legal)
- [Lucie Höflich](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucie-hoflich)
- [Lotte Spira](https://cinepixo.com/people/lotte-spira)
- [Armin Schweizer](https://cinepixo.com/people/armin-schweizer)
- [Paul Bildt](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-bildt)
- [Maria Koppenhöfer](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-koppenhofer)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-mountain-calls-1938
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