Third Man on the Mountain poster

Movie · 1959

Third Man on the Mountain

Released 10 November 1959 More from 1959 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

Famous British mountaineer Winter wants to climb a difficult summit, the Citadel. He goes to a small village but no guide wants to accompany him. A young man from the village, Rudi Matt, whose father died fifteen years earlier during an attempt to climb the Citadel, is determined to accompany him, with the help of his uncle. Winter also manages to hire a guide from a neighboring village and competitor, Emil Saxo. The roped party of four men then begins the ascent of the still untouched summit.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
Michael Rennie
as Captain John Winter
50
Laurence Naismith
as Teo Zurbriggen
50
Ferdy Mayne
as Andreas
43
James Donald
as Franz Lerner
42
Herbert Lom
as Emil Saxo
42
Janet Munro
as Lizbeth Hempel
25
James MacArthur
as Rudi Matt
21
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
29years between the oldest and youngest billed
50Michael Rennie — oldest on the call sheet
21James MacArthur — youngest billed
39average age of the credited cast
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