Swiss documentary on the ascent of the Eiger from the Mitellegi ridge. After spending the night in the refuge located 625 meters below the summit, two ropes ascend the 3975 meters of the Eiger via the tiring and dangerous 2.5 kilometer-long Mittellegi ridge. The film ends in the last scenes with a spectacular descent.
Director
Otto Ritter
Otto Ritter was born on April 22, 1917 in Läufelfingen, Kanton Basel Land, Switzerland. He died on October 31, 1977 in Zurich, Switzerland.
He attended the seminar on sound film (1933-35) of the Reimann school in Berlin.
In Switzerland he studied with Paul Schmid and until 1942 was a regular assistant to Harry Ringger. Cameraman of numerous Swiss films, including Romeo and Juliet in the village (1941), he independently made a series of internationally awarded documentaries of high quality, such as Fusio (1949). He worked at Condor Films AG (1947-58), mainly for Max Haufler and Hans Trommer. Established, between 1940 and 1960, as a specialist in particularly expressive and evocative frames, Ritter is considered one of the masters of the artistic language of Swiss cinema. In 1962 he was awarded the film prize of the city of Zurich.
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