
Third Man on the Mountain
1959 · Movie · NR · 105 min · ★ 6.7
Famous British mountaineer Winter wants 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.
Based on Banner in the Sky
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Details
- Years
- 1959
- Release date
- 1959-11-10
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (30 votes)
Themes
- based on novel or book
- switzerland
- coming of age
- mountain climbing
- mountaineering
- peak
- cervin
- matterhorn
- mountain pioneer
Cast & crew

Michael Rennie
as Captain John Winter

James MacArthur
as Rudi Matt

Janet Munro
as Lizbeth Hempel

James Donald
as Franz Lerner

Herbert Lom
as Emil Saxo

Laurence Naismith
as Teo Zurbriggen

Lee Patterson
as Klaus Wesselhoft

Helen Hayes
as Hotel guest (uncredited)

Walter Fitzgerald
as Herr Hempel

Nora Swinburne
as Frau Matt
Directed by Ken Annakin