Third Man on the Mountain (1959)
Conquering the past would be the climb of his life
107 min
Famous British mountaineer Winter wants to climb a difficult summit, the Citadel. He goes to a small village but no guide wants to accompany him. A young man from the village, Rudi Matt, whose father died fifteen years earlier during an attempt to climb the Citadel, is determined to accompany him, with the help of his uncle. Winter also manages to hire a guide from a neighboring village and competitor, Emil Saxo. The roped party of four men then begins the ascent of the still untouched summit.
- Release date
- November 10, 1959
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
Cast
- Michael Rennie as Captain John Winter
- James MacArthur as Rudi Matt
- Janet Munro as Lizbeth Hempel
- James Donald as Franz Lerner
- Herbert Lom as Emil Saxo
- Laurence Naismith as Teo Zurbriggen
- Lee Patterson as Klaus Wesselhoft
- Walter Fitzgerald as Herr Hempel
- Nora Swinburne as Frau Matt
- Ferdy Mayne as Andreas
Crew
- Ken Annakin · Director
- Eleanore Griffin · Writer
- James Ramsey Ullman · Writer
- Bill Anderson · Producer
- William Alwyn · Composer
- Harry Waxman · Cinematographer
- Peter Boita · Editor
- John Howell · Production designer