The Mountain (1956)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. Director:Edward Dmytryk |
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The Mountain (1956)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. Director:Edward Dmytryk |
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| Spencer Tracy | ... |
Zachary Teller
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| Robert Wagner | ... |
Christopher 'Chris' Teller
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| Claire Trevor | ... |
Marie
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| William Demarest | ... |
Father Belacchi
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Barbara Darrow | ... |
Simone
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| Richard Arlen | ... |
C. W. Rivial
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| E.G. Marshall | ... |
Solange
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Anna Kashfi | ... |
Hindu Girl
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Richard Garrick | ... |
Coloz
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Harry Townes | ... |
Joseph
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Stacy Harris | ... |
Nicholas Servoz
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Yves Brainville | ... |
Andre
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When a plane crashes on a mountaintop Chris wants to plunder the wreckage. His older brother Zachary has given up mountain guide work but goes along rather than letting his brother risk it alone. The only survivor is a Hindu girl who Chris wants to kill. Zachary fights him off. While Chris steals from the dead passengers, Zachary prepares a sled to take the girl down the mountain. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
In a small village at the base of the Alpine mountains, a greedy young man--tired of living poorly with his elderly brother on a sheep farm--talks his sibling into climbing one of the highest peaks to raid a doomed Indian aircraft of its gold. Engrossing story from Henri Troyat's novel is genuinely beautiful to behold in color-saturated Vista-Vision. Critics at the time complained about the interspersing of on-location footage with studio shots, yet poor Spencer Tracy (already in his golden years by this point) seems to be pressed to the breaking point regardless! As the scowling mercenary, callow Robert Wagner is one-note obstinate; however, Tracy's work is so fluid, so compassionate and believable, one is caught up in this saga despite the picture's weaker attributes. Expository early scenes and other minor characters are practically irrelevant, though cinematographer Franz F. Planer captures it all with astute grace. **1/2 from ****