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The Mountain

The Mountain

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19566.91h 45m

Overview

Selfish Chris Teller pressures his older brother, a retired climber, to accompany him on a treacherous Alpine climb to loot the bodies of plane crash victims.

Directed by Edward Dmytryk
Written by Ranald MacDougall, Henri Troyat
Produced by Edward Dmytryk
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Top Cast

Spencer Tracy

Spencer Tracy

Zachary Teller

Robert Wagner

Robert Wagner

Christopher 'Chris' Teller

Claire Trevor

Claire Trevor

Marie

William Demarest

William Demarest

Father Belacchi

Barbara Darrow

Barbara Darrow

Simone

Richard Arlen

Richard Arlen

C. W. Rivial

E.G. Marshall

E.G. Marshall

Solange

Anna Kashfi

Anna Kashfi

Hindu Girl

Richard Garrick

Richard Garrick

Coloz

Harry Townes

Harry Townes

Joseph

Themes & Keywords

sibling relationshipmountainalps mountainsmountaineeringchamonixplane crashmountain accidentvistavision

About The Mountain

The Mountain is a adventure, drama film released in 1956 exploring themes of sibling relationship, mountain, alps mountains, mountaineering, chamonix, plane crash. Directed by Edward Dmytryk, it stars Spencer Tracy, Robert Wagner, Claire Trevor. Selfish Chris Teller pressures his older brother, a retired climber, to accompany him on a treacherous Alpine climb to loot the bodies of plane crash victims.

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