Third Man on the Mountain (1959)Director:Ken Annakin |
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Third Man on the Mountain (1959)Director:Ken Annakin |
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Captain John Winter
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Rudi Matt
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Franz Lerner
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Emil Saxo
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Laurence Naismith | ... |
Teo Zurbriggen
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Lee Patterson | ... |
Klaus Wesselhoft
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Walter Fitzgerald | ... |
Herr Hempel
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Nora Swinburne | ... |
Frau Matt
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Ferdy Mayne | ... |
Andreas
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Until I rented it on disc I'd never heard of 'Third Man On The Mountain' - and what a lovely surprise it was.
What's not to like? The alpine location photography, abetted by select matte paintings which, for a 1959 film, hold their own against all such in Cameron's 'Titanic,' is simply gorgeous. The solid cast gives rock-solid performances, making 'Third Man On The Mountain' a splendid Disney coming-of-age adventure animated with believable, earnest characters. Through the story's onward and upward progress Ken Annakin's gives sure-handed and sure-footed direction: he has a story to tell, and he orchestrates his actors and camera to tell it.
And, oh, I second what my Canadian cousin, "oldyale6," from up there in BC, said in his IMDb review about this film's rock-solid values (we used to call them ideals): this is most definitely a film children ought to enjoy and profit from. 'Third Man On The Mountain' is timeless worthy fare for all.