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6.6/10   432 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Ranald MacDougall (screenplay)
Henry Troyat (novel)
Contact:
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Release Date:
November 1956 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
IT FILLS THE SCREEN with Excitement and Suspense! more
Plot:
When a plane crashes on a mountaintop Chris wants to plunder the wreckage. His older brother Zachary... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. more
User Comments:
A solid film with great performances... more (17 total)

Cast

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Spencer Tracy ... Zachary Teller

Robert Wagner ... Christopher 'Chris' Teller

Claire Trevor ... Marie
William Demarest ... Father Belacchi
Barbara Darrow ... Simone

Richard Arlen ... C. W. Rivial

E.G. Marshall ... Solange
Anna Kashfi ... Hindu Girl
Richard Garrick ... Coloz
Harry Townes ... Joseph
Stacy Harris ... Nicholas Servoz
Yves Brainville ... Andre
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Additional Details

Runtime:
105 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In the Italian dubbing, the "new silk rope" becomes a "new nylon rope"; this is due to the popularity of nylon ropes then in Italy, as they had been used in the recent 1954 Italian expedition to K2, which received lots of media attention in Italy at the time. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Zachary and Chris are preparing the climb, Zachary takes the best rope, saying to Chris: "you'll be on the end of my rope; if something goes wrong, I'll be on the end of your rope. Wanna change?" Yet, the day after, we always see Zachary climbing with his rope on the backpack (a plain white one, so presumably the best "silk new one"), while Chris has no rope on his backpack: this means they are climbing using Chris's rope, the "second best one". more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Sweet Smell of Success (1957) more

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7 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
A solid film with great performances..., 29 December 2002
Author: JimVines from Los Angeles, CA

This film has two fine performances from the great Spencer Tracy and the young Robert Wagner. The story is taut, suspenseful, and the climbing scenes are fantastic. If you haven't seen this film, check it out (it's shown regularly on American Movie Classics here in the USA and is also available on video). If you truly have an appreciation for good films and solid acting, you won't be disappointed.

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