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UNITED STATES · 1982

The Challenge

John Frankenheimer
Cinema Novo Brazil mountain climbing historical recreation human achievement alpine adventure Victorian era exploration
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Synopsis

Dramatization of the first climbing of the Matterhorn in 1865.

Year1982
CountryUnited States
DirectorJohn Frankenheimer
MovementCinema Novo Brazil
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