The Mountain

May 31, 1956

1h 45m

★ 6.9

IT FILLS THE SCREEN with Excitement and Suspense!

Overview

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.

Genres

Adventure

Drama

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

The Mountain Trailers

Cast

Zachary Teller

Spencer Tracy

Christopher 'Chris' Teller

Robert Wagner

Marie

Claire Trevor

Father Belacchi

William Demarest

Simone

Barbara Darrow

C. W. Rivial

Richard Arlen

Solange

E.G. Marshall

Hindu Girl

Anna Kashfi

Coloz

Richard Garrick

Joseph

Harry Townes

Nicholas Servoz

Stacy Harris

Andre

Yves Brainville

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6.8

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7.7

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7.6

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7.2

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