The Mountain (1956 film)

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The Mountain
Directed by	Edward Dmytryk
Written by	Ranald MacDougall Henry Troyat (novel)
Starring	Spencer Tracy Robert Wagner
Release date(s)	1956
Running time	105 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
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The Mountain is a 1956 dramatic film starring Spencer Tracy and Robert Wagner. The supporting cast included Claire Trevor, William Demarest and Anna Kashfi.

[edit] Plot summary

When a passenger plane crashes on top of one of the Swiss Alps, greedy Christopher Teller (Robert 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 (Spencer 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 (Anna 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 his brother forced him to do it, but his friends (Claire Trevor, William Demarest) know better.