Third Man on the Mountain
by Ken Annakin
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Actor: Herbert Lom, James Donald, James MacArthur, Janet Munro, Michael RennieDirector: Ken Annakin
Brand: RENNIE,MICHAEL
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 107 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-09-07
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Movie Reviews of Third Man on the Mountain
Movie Review: A testament to the old Disney studio.
Summary: 5 Stars
Third Man on the Mountain is, without question, one of the finest movies that Disney turned out in the late 50's. I saw this movie as an 11 year old and was captivated immediately. Comparing Third Man to some of the Disney product today will tell you just how far that company as slipped in the effort to make a profit, and more broadly, how much our society has changed.
With a cast of first rate actors that include Michael Rennie (Capt. John Winter), James MacArthur (Rudi Matt), Janet Munro (Lizbeth Hempel, Rudi's love interest) who sadly, died in 1972, Herbert Lom, a wonderful character actor (Emil Saxo), and James Donald (Franz Lerner, Rudi's stepfather) and then a wonderful director in Ken Annakin, Third Man on the Mountain is certainly a worthwhile movie to watch. I agree with another reviewer that today's children may not sit for the long wind-up to the movies climatic ending, and that is a shame.
Filmed on location in the area surrounding the Matterhorn and with many scenes shot from the side of a mountain, the cinematography is first rate, though the print that made the DVD copy certainly wasn't up to par. The DVD product also lacks many of the extra features we've become so accustomed to, but other reviewers have discussed these facts. This should not keep you from purchasing this wonderful movie, however.
Rudi's father, a climbing guide, was killed while climbing the Matterhorn when Rudi was a small child because he refused to leave an injured climber. Rudi, knowing the story, is very much caught up, not only in adoring his father's memory, but in wanting to conquer the mountain that took his father's life. Constantly testing and developing his climbing skills on smaller peaks in the area, he works as a dishwasher in the local hotel; not the life the son of a famous climber should be living. On one of these outings he finds Capt. Winters trapped in a crevasse and manages to single-handedly save this world famous climber. Having been befriended by Capt. Winter, Rudi's taste for climbing only grows stronger. Acting against his stepfathers orders, he ends up on the Matterhorn, with Winters, and others and in the end history repeats itself.
Full of adventure, suspense, and nail biting drama, Third Man is a terrific children's movie and though lacking any hint of off color humor, should appeal to certain adults as well.
I strongly recommend.
Summary of Third Man on the Mountain
An account of the life of kitchen worker Rudi Matt who trains with the help of a famed English climber to climb a mountain called \""The Citadel\"" which claimed his father's life.Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: G
Release Date: 7-SEP-2004
Media Type: DVD
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