Third Man on the Mountain

Conquering the past would be the climb of his life

Third Man on the Mountain — Plot

Famous British mountaineer Winter wants to climb a difficult summit, the Citadel. He goes to a small village but no guide wants to accompany him. A young man from the village, Rudi Matt, whose father died fifteen years earlier during an attempt to climb the Citadel, is determined to accompany him, with the help of his uncle. Winter also manages to hire a guide from a neighboring village and competitor, Emil Saxo. The roped party of four men then begins the ascent of the still untouched summit.

• Release date
• November 10, 1959
• Runtime
• 105 min
• Genres
• Adventure, Drama, Family
• Director
• Ken Annakin

Third Man on the Mountain — Cast

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 Helen Hayes Hotel guest (uncredited)