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.
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Warren Douglas
Crew: Irving Allen (Director), Irving Allen (Producer), Irving Allen (Writer)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: Monogram Pictures
Runtime: 21 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: May 30, 1947
IMDb: 3.5
