Starting from the Swiss village of Zermatt, two people and a guide make a perilous ascent of the Matterhorn. Local villagers mount a torchlight rescue of a British couple trapped on the famous mountain. Irving Allen shot footage for this documentary while filming his feature film 'High Conquest'. Filmed in Ansocolor, the documentary won the Academy Award for Best Short Film in 1947.

Lost on Everest
2020
7.6/10

14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible
2021
7.4/10

The Dawn Wall
2017
8.0/10

Mountain
2017
6.9/10

Meru
2015
7.4/10

Valley Uprising
2014
7.7/10

Free Solo
2018
7.9/10

Everest
1998
6.6/10

Alone in the Wilderness
2004
7.9/10

Our Planet: Behind the Scenes
2019
7.6/10

The Alpinist
2021
7.8/10

Sherpa
2015
7.5/10

180° South
2010
7.3/10

Milli Vanilli
2023
7.1/10

Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
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7.2/10

Night Will Fall
2014
7.6/10

This Place Rules
2022
7.0/10

The Up in Smoke Tour
2000
7.6/10

The Art of Flight
2011
7.8/10

Powaqqatsi
1988
7.3/10
Warren Harding - Recollections of the First Ascent of El Capitan in Yosemity Valley
2011
10/10