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>
This movie is often described as simple and unidimensional. But in the context of spirituality and high moral character, this movie rates high.
Spencer's character is described as dull, and his acting effort minor. But how else is a man reverent of nature and God supposed to be portrayed. The subtleties of this character are often overlooked in our glamorized, sensationalized society. Quiet reverence, devotion to God and family are the central messages of this movie. Observe how Tracy's character tolerates and endures the unruly "modern-ess" of his much younger brother, portrayed well by Wagner.
This movie may be "sappy" to some, but I found it's moral message to be most uplifting and a pleasant departure from machine guns, gangster and starlets, sex and violence. Although, in a very minor respect, those elements are visible in this movie. This is a good family movie.