Do you want to see ‘The Challenge’?

The Challenge (1938)

tomatometer

All Critics
Top Critics

No Reviews Yet...

Release Date: Sep 14, 1938 Wide

No Reviews Yet...

Release Date: Sep 14, 1938 Wide

audience

100

liked it
Average Rating: 4/5
User Ratings: 7

My Rating

Added to your Facebook Timeline. — undo

Movie Info

The British adventure film The Challenge is based on a real-life turn-of-the-century competition. The race is on between a team of British mountain climbers and a government-sponsored Italian team to conquer a hazardous alpine peak. Edward Whimper (Robert Douglas) heads the English expedition, while Jean-Antoine Carrel (Luis Trenker) is in charge of the Italians. Actual footage of the Alps is seamlessly blended with studio mockups. Emeric Pressburger, on the verge of his felicitous teaming with

Unrated, 1 hr. 17 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Romance, Classics

Directed By: Milton Rosmer , Luis Trenker

In Theaters: Sep 14, 1938 Wide

Cast

Robert Douglas
Edward Whymper
Luis Trenker
Jean-Antoine Carrel
Mary Clare
Carrel's mother
Fred Groves
Favre
Frank Birch
Rev. Charles Hudson
Geoffrey Wardwell
Lord Francis Douglas
Cyril Smith
Customs officer
Howard Douglas
Ropemaker
Max Holzboer
Peter Taugwalder Sr.
Bernard Miles
Villager (uncredited)
Ralph Truman
Giordano
Lyonel Watts
Morris publisher
D.J. Williams
Villager (uncredited)
Joan Gardner
Felicitas Favre's Daugh...
Lloyd Pearson
Seiler
Tony Sympson
Luc Meynet
Lawrence Baskcomb
The Podesta
Tarva Penna
Peasant

Critic Reviews for The Challenge

All Critics (1) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (0) | Rotten (0)

There are no critic reviews yet for The Challenge. Keep checking Rotten Tomatoes for updates!

More Critic Reviews

Audience Reviews for The Challenge

View All

"The Challenge" has been made several times but the original from 1938 remains the greatest and most acclaimed. The film features multiple countries and nationalities trying to reach the summit of an unconquered peak in the Alps. The film isn't just about climbing but also of loyalty, betrayal and ultimately

December 28, 2011

Chris Browning

Super Reviewer

December 28, 2011

Chris Browning

Super Reviewer

The Challenge Quotes

View All

No quotes approved yet for The Challenge. Logged in users can submit quotes.

Character	Quote
	Enter quote here...	Delete

Movies

Opening

60%	Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (in 3D)	Feb 10
55%	The Vow	Feb 10
53%	Safe House	Feb 10

More…

Top Box Office

85%	Chronicle	$22.0M
63%	The Woman in Black	$20.9M
77%	The Grey	$9.3M
73%	Big Miracle	$7.8M
29%	Underworld Awakening	$5.5M
3%	One for the Money	$5.2M
36%	Red Tails	$4.7M
90%	The Descendants	$4.6M
32%	Man on a Ledge	$4.4M
45%	Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close	$3.8M