Struggle for the Matterhorn (German: Der Kampf ums Matterhorn) is a 1928 German-Swiss silent drama film co-directed by Mario Bonnard and Nunzio Malasomma and starring Luis Trenker, Marcella Albani, and Alexandra Schmitt. The film is part of the popular cycle of mountain films of the 1920s and 1930s. Art direction was by Heinrich Richter. Based on a novel by Carl Haensel, the film depicts the battle between British and Italian climbers to be the first to climb the Matterhorn. Trenker later remade the film as The Challenge in 1938.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Luis TrenkerJean-Antoine Carrel | Jean-Antoine Carrel |
 Marcella AlbaniFelicitas, Wife of Carrel | Felicitas, Wife of Carrel |
| AAlexandra SchmittMother of Carrel | Mother of Carrel |
| CClifford McLaglenGiaccomo | Giaccomo |
 Peter VoßEdward Whymper | Edward Whymper |
 Paul GraetzMeynet | Meynet |
| JJohanna EwaldWife of Meynet | Wife of Meynet |
 Hannes SchneiderCross | Cross |
 Ernst PetersenHadow | Hadow |
| HHugo LehnerHudson | Hudson |
| LLuggiLord Douglas | Lord Douglas |
 Heinrich GretlerSeiler, Hotelwirt | Seiler, Hotelwirt |
| EErich HaußmannNarrator | Narrator |
| HHermann Mayer-FalkowNarrator | Narrator |
| EEdith RobbersNarrator | Narrator |
| PPeter AufdenblattenMountain guide (uncredited) | Mountain guide (uncredited) |
| OOtto FurrerMountain guide (uncredited) | Mountain guide (uncredited) |
 Edward WhymperRelated Character | Related Character |
| HHelene RobertsNarrator | Narrator |
| RRichard AngstMountain guide (uncredited) | Mountain guide (uncredited) |