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When they reach the downed plane, they find one badly injured survivor, an [[India|Indian]] woman (Kashfi). Chris wants to leave her there to die, but Zachary forces him to help carry her down the mountain. |
When they reach the downed plane, they find one badly injured survivor, an [[India|Indian]] woman (Kashfi). Chris wants to leave her there to die, but Zachary forces him to help carry her down the mountain. |
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Chris falls to his death on the descent when he panics, ignores Zachary's warning, and tries to cross an unsafe [[snow bridge]]. When Zachary gets the woman to his village, he tells everyone that |
Chris falls to his death on the descent when he panics, ignores Zachary's warning, and tries to cross an unsafe [[snow bridge]]. When Zachary gets the woman to his village, he tells everyone that he went up the mountain to rob the plain and forced his brother to go with him, but his friends (Trevor, Demarest) know better. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 19:30, 24 January 2011
| The Mountain | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Edward Dmytryk |
| Written by | Ranald MacDougall Henri Troyat (novel) |
| Starring | Spencer Tracy Robert Wagner |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date | 1956 |
Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
The Mountain is a 1956 dramatic film starring Spencer Tracy and Robert Wagner. The supporting cast included Claire Trevor, Richard Arlen, William Demarest, and Anna Kashfi. It is based on La neige en deuil, a 1952 French novel by Henri Troyat, which was inspired by the crah of Air India Flight 245 in 1950.
Plot summary
When a passenger plane crashes on top of one of the Swiss Alps, greedy Christopher Teller (Wagner) decides to go and rob the dead. However, he has no hope of getting to the crash site without the help of his older brother Zachary (Tracy), a highly skilled mountain climber. Zachary wants to leave the dead in peace, but Chris hounds him until he finally gives in.
When they reach the downed plane, they find one badly injured survivor, an Indian woman (Kashfi). Chris wants to leave her there to die, but Zachary forces him to help carry her down the mountain.
Chris falls to his death on the descent when he panics, ignores Zachary's warning, and tries to cross an unsafe snow bridge. When Zachary gets the woman to his village, he tells everyone that he went up the mountain to rob the plain and forced his brother to go with him, but his friends (Trevor, Demarest) know better.
See also
External links
- The Mountain at IMDb
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