L'Ascension du Cervin
/
攀爬馬特宏峰
director:
Irving Allen
playwright:
Irving Allen
actor:
Warren Douglas
genre:
Documentary
region:
United States
language:
English
length: 21m
release date: 1947-05-30
IMDb: tt0039267
Overview
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.