The Misfit and the Matterhorn
January 1, 2001
50m
Overview
"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."
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Cast
Stephen Venables
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Ken Wilson
selfFergus Fleming
selfNaido Carrel
selfNigella Hall
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Luca Bich
selfEd Douglas
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Pen Hadow
selfPeter Hansen
selfAlice Douglas
selfHannes Taugwalder
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Luis Trenker
self (archive footage)Robert Douglas
self (archive footage)
Jean-Antoine Carrel
self (related characters)
Edward Whymper
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