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Director:
Ken Annakin
Writers:
Eleanore Griffin (screenplay)
James Ramsey Ullman (book)
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Release Date:
10 November 1959 (USA) more
Genre:
Adventure | Drama | Family more
Tagline:
FROM WALT DISNEY A NEW HIGH IN THRILLING ACTION, SUSPENSE AND EXCITEMENT! (original ad - all caps)
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User Comments:
The "Rocky" of Mountain-Climbing Movies -- One of Walt's Finest more (7 total)

Cast

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Michael Rennie ... Captain John Winter

James MacArthur ... Rudi Matt

Janet Munro ... Lizbeth Hempel
James Donald ... Franz Lerner

Herbert Lom ... Emil Saxo
Laurence Naismith ... Teo Zurbriggen
Lee Patterson ... Klaus Wesselhoft
Walter Fitzgerald ... Herr Hempel
Nora Swinburne ... Frau Matt
Ferdy Mayne ... Andreas
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Banner in the Sky (USA) (TV title)
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Runtime:
105 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Certification:
Australia:G | USA:Approved (certificate #19125) (original rating) | Canada:G (video rating) | USA:G (re-rating) (1993)
Filming Locations:
Matterhorn, Kanton Wallis, Switzerland
Company:
Walt Disney Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Cameo: [Helen Hayes]James MacArthur's mother, appears uncredited as a tourist leaving the hotel where Rudi works. more
Movie Connections:
Version of "Disneyland: Banner in the Sky: To Conquer the Mountain (#9.20)" (1963) more
Soundtrack:
Good Night Valais more

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7 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
The "Rocky" of Mountain-Climbing Movies -- One of Walt's Finest, 5 September 2005
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Author: ErnestRister from United States

Third Man on the Mountain ranks among the very best live-action films ever produced by Walt Disney. Period mountain-climbing film works as both a white-knuckle adventure thriller and compelling coming-of-age story. Highlights include sensational location photography and stunt work, strong character performances, terrific period detail, and a fine screenplay by Eleanore Griffin. Film takes its time establishing its characters, before building towards unusually gripping second half, where the human drama becomes as suspenseful as the high-altitude acrobatics.

Current DVD uses badly-worn elements for its source, with swarms of dirt, scratches, and ugly grain. It might, in fact, be the exact same transfer used in the 90's for the laserdisc release. Modern DVD resolution and large-screen televisions make the result unacceptable, especially for a film of this caliber. Disney Home Video needs to revisit this title and give it the respect it deserves.

Trivia: The Matterhorn ride at California's Disneyland theme park is based on the killer mountain seen in this film.

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