Film

The Misfit and the Matterhorn

2001 · 50m · Documentary · Adventure

"Edward Whymper's relentless siege of the Matterhorn in 1865 ended in controversy when four of his companions plunged to their deaths an hour after leaving the summit... The documentary is the second episode of 'Mountain men', a British documentary series looking at the achievements of pioneering mountaineers. The series, accompanied by unique archival materials, detailed maps, and photographs, invites us to follow in the footsteps of these fearless explorers, and tells us their stories with all the romance and audacity, bravado and suffering, courage and miscalculation intact."

Stephen Venables

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Ian McNaught-Davis

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Ken Wilson

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Fergus Fleming

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Naido Carrel

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Nigella Hall

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Luca Bich

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Ed Douglas

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Pen Hadow

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Peter Hansen

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Alice Douglas

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Hannes Taugwalder

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Luis Trenker

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Robert Douglas

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Jean-Antoine Carrel

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Edward Whymper

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• Mick ConefreyDirector

Release date

January 1, 2001

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

50m

Genres

Documentary, Adventure

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