
Third Man on the Mountain
Conquering the past would be the climb of his life
1959 en 105 minutes
Rating: 6.7
Plot
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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Cast

Michael Rennie
Captain John Winter

James MacArthur
Rudi Matt

Janet Munro
Lizbeth Hempel

James Donald
Franz Lerner

Herbert Lom
Emil Saxo

Laurence Naismith
Teo Zurbriggen

Lee Patterson
Klaus Wesselhoft

Helen Hayes
Hotel guest (uncredited)

Walter Fitzgerald
Herr Hempel

Nora Swinburne
Frau Matt

Ferdy Mayne
Andreas