Third Man on the Mountain

Starring:Michael Rennie, James MacArthur, Janet Munro, James Donald, Herbert Lom, Laurence Naismith, Lee Patterson, Walter Fitzgerald, Nora Swinburne, Ferdy Mayne, Helen Hayes, James Ramsey Ullman, Leonard Fenton
Director: Ken Annakin
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Product Type: DVD

Description

Based on a true story, here is the thrilling, critically acclaimed account of Rudi Matt (James MacArthur), a young kitchen worker who is determined to conquer the Citadel -- the jagged, snowcapped peak that claimed his father's life. Encouraged by both a famed English climber (Michael Rennie) and the youth's devoted girlfriend (Janet Munro), Rudi goes through a grueling training period before he is ready to face the incredible dangers of the killer mountain. Shot on location in Zermatt, Switzerland, and featuring spectacular scenery and an outstanding cast, THIRD MAN ON THE MOUNTAIN is one of the finest adventure films of all time!

Customer Reviews:

Matterhorn Disney style.......2007-03-29

This is a lovely movie, about a young man whose famous father died on the Matterhorn. Out to prove his fathers theory was right on how the mountain could be conquered, he has to deal with the obstacles his family has placed in his way, to keep him safe from "the citadel" as the matterhorn is called in this story. The characters, scenery, the village, and the hut on the mountain are all places I will visit again and again.

Mountaineering adventure.......2007-03-26

Excellent family movie, all good clean adventure with a moral, with many very realistic period Alpine climbing sequences. One of the best of its kind.

Finally Bought It.......2007-02-04

I've loved this movie since I was a kid and saw it in the theater when I was seven. I hadn't bought the DVD for all these years because of all the reviews here at Amazon that scare you away by describing the quality as basically horrendous. I recently saw a thing on tv about James MacArthur and I decided to buy it...what the heck right? Let me tell anyone who loves this movie but hasn't bought it due to the bad quality reviews....they're all nuts! The quality is great, superb! The sound?...well there was sound and I added bass and stereo and it sounded great too. I don't have a plasma tv or even lcd, I have a neolithic 65" Mistsubishi rear projection...and the movie was just breathtakingly awesome to watch..it's so moving it and uplifting. No bundle of firewood this DVD quality.

Disney Film who needs a remastering.......2006-12-01

Many before me have said how bad this copy is, so I do not need to repeat their comment. I need to say this is a disney DVD, which is put in a formated to TV version, should be in widescreen to capture the film's scope.

This movie is based on the true story of Rudi Matt and his famous mountain climb. It was shot with great cinematography in Zermatt, Switzerland.

This is a great family film. I am a fan of classic 50 and 60's disney, they dont make them as good today as did then. Today, most Disney films are played for laughes.They dont make films like this anymore

The cast of James MacArthur, Janet Munro, Micheal Rennie and a Pre Pink Panther-ed Herbert Lom mesh in this high adventure mountain climbing drama. Look for a Cameo by Helen Hayes (MacArthur's mom).

This film is a simple adventure tale that Disney film told in the late 1950-1960's. These sorta alive action pictures were run as second features to the Disney cartoons when they were released to theaters. Later they were run as a feature on Wonderful World of Disney TV show

You can see the great hand of Walt himself at work. This simple tale has no special effects..just the effects of the human condition and the scenic views of the swiss alps that nature blessed us with. This type of a motion picture is a story a family can watch together. I wish there were more of these type of classic film chestnuts from Disney library available on DVD to watch today to share with the younger people

Bennet Pomerantz, AUDIOWORLD

That Mouse is one rotten rodent!.......2006-04-08

Sometime in the early 1980's I taped "Third Man on the Mountain" on an old top-load VHS at SLP speed. From the looks of this DVD, Disney must have mastered this video atrocity from that tape. You write, phone, grip, and call Disney names for their bush league treatment of some of the finest films in cinematic history. And all those Disney dodos do is just chuckle and continue to release pure JUNK! At least over here in Region 1 North America. Take a look see at a few Region 2 releases and you will see Disney gives up cleaned discs in their OAR. Not all but many.

Has the Mouse turned and gone European and turned up his little nose at the west side of the Atlantic?

Oh yes, the movie :-). Breath-taking cinematography with a matching storyline and cast featuring strong performances from James McArthur, Michael Rennie and the lovely Janet Munro in 1 of 4 appearances for Disney. Truly a film for the whole family or anyone. Only Walt Disney had the insight to provide picturesque scenery for his family films. With the appalling DVD conditions here; as said over and over; Uncle Walt must be turning in his grave.

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