The Call of the Mountain (1923)

un drame dans les Alpes suisses

• Adventure
• Romance
• Drama

In The Call of the Mountain (L’appel de la montagne) a couple are childhood sweethearts who are separated, she marries a rich man and he becomes an alpine guide. The woman’s husband dies, and she returns home to Switzerland, her wealth and beauty drawing interest from a foreign rake, rogue, and roué named Billinsky. He talks her into a mountain ascension that meets with disaster when some of the climbers fall to their deaths. Her loyal friend the alpine guide rescues his sweetheart, and saves her again.

Rating

9 / 10 (1 votes)

Release date

January 7, 1923

Runtime

1h 22m

Language

French

Director

Arthur Porchet

Status

Released