Third Man on the Mountain (1959)
Genre: Adventure / Family
Duration: 105 minuten
Alternative title: Banner in the Sky
Country:
United States
Directed by: Ken Annakin
Stars: Michael Rennie, James MacArthur and Herbert Lom
IMDb score:
7,0 (1.421)
Releasedate: 10 November 1959
Third Man on the Mountain plot
"Conquering the past would be the climb of his life"
Kurtal, Switzerland, 1865. His father once died while mountain climbing, but now 18-year-old Rudi Matt wants to climb that monstrous Citadel mountain. Rudi's mother and also his uncle, the mountain guide Franz Lerner, are against his plans. They then let Rudi work as a dishwasher at the Monte D'Oro inn, but he manages to escape.
Actors and actresses
Captain John Winter
Rudi Matt
Lizbeth Hempel
Franz Lerner
Emil Saxo
Teo Zurbriggen
Klaus Wesselhoft
Hotel guest (uncredited)
Herr Hempel
Frau Matt
Reviews & comments
Filmkriebel
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Have a nice Disney. Still looks good for a film from that era. Filming was also done on site near the Matterhorn and that provides beautiful shots. Third Man is a tribute to the golden age of mountaineering in the mid-19th century, when many British people (depicted here by Cpt Winter) traveled to Germany, Switzerland and Austria to conquer the local peaks. The beginning of mountain tourism was a fact.
A good-natured adventure film for young and old where the lure of the mountain outweighs the moderation of reason. Uncle Franz appears a bit gruff and belittling to his cousin Rudi "the dishwasher", but later it turns out that he is actually just overprotective. For some reason I thought that worked well. It is good and it is quite strange to see such a film again in a time where violence, tears and aggressiveness are everywhere in films.
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