The Mountain Calls

The film tells of a climb on the Matterhorn. Carel is an Italian mountaineer. He wants to stand on the summit. The climb is very hard. He knows he cannot do it alone. He comes to an agreement with the British climber Whymper. The two decide to go up together. An intrigue comes between them. The agreement falls apart. The two parties set out on the same day. They climb from different sides. The two parties are racing each other. The summit is reached. Disaster comes on the way down. The mountain takes several lives. The film tells the event in a dramatic register. Luis Trenker and Herbert Dirmoser appear in the ninety five minute film, a German production Luis Trenker finished in 1938.