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Third Man on the Mountain (1959)

NR · 1959-11-10 · 1h 45m · EN
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Conquering the past would be the climb of his life

Third Man on the Mountain is an American film directed by Ken Annakin and produced by Walt Disney Productions, released in 1959. It is adapted from a novel by James Ramsey Ullman, entitled "Banner In The Sky". In the middle of the 19th century in Switzerland, a famous British mountaineer, Captain John Winter, wanted 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.

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Michael RennieMichael RennieCaptain John WinterJames MacArthurJames MacArthurRudi MattJanet MunroJanet MunroLizbeth HempelJames DonaldJames DonaldFranz LernerHerbert LomHerbert LomEmil SaxoLaurence NaismithLaurence NaismithTeo ZurbriggenLee PattersonLee PattersonKlaus WesselhoftHelen HayesHelen HayesHotel guest (uncredited)Walter FitzgeraldWalter FitzgeraldHerr HempelNora SwinburneNora SwinburneFrau MattFerdy MayneFerdy MayneAndreas

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Based on novel or bookComing of ageMountain climbingSwitzerlandMountaineeringPeakMatterhornMountain pioneerCervin

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Genre affinityDrama · Adventure · FamilyTheme affinityBased On Novel Or Book · Coming Of Age · Mountain ClimbingDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityFamilyDirector preference215597Actor preference112936 · 330137 · 252970

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Third Man on the Mountain is an American film directed by Ken Annakin and produced by Walt Disney Productions, released in 1959. It is adapted from a novel by James Ramsey Ullman, entitled "Banner In The Sky". In the middle of the 19th century in Switzerland, a famous British mountaineer, Captain John Winter, wanted 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.

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Third Man on the Mountain has a runtime of 105 minutes.

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