Product Details

• Actors: Spencer Tracy, Robert Wagner, Claire Trevor, William Demarest, Barbara Darrow
• Directors: Edward Dmytryk
• Writers: Henry Troyat, Ranald MacDougall
• Producers: Edward Dmytryk
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Paramount Home Video
• VHS Release Date: April 18, 1995
• Run Time: 105 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 630110594X
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #199,285 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my Spencer Tracy all time favorites, December 10, 2005

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D. Kralis "orcafool" (Ketchikan, Alaska USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Mountain [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is absolutley one of my favorite all time movies. Spencer Tracy plays an old famous Mountaineer who has retired to his modest home to tend sheep. Then an Airplane crash on a nearby mountaintop changes his life. His young greedy womanizing brother (Played by a very young Robert Wagner) gets him to lead a climb to the crash site.

It's also a good love story. The old man makes some very heart wrenching decisions.

The climbing scenes are very authentic for mid-1900 style climbing styles and I believe this is Spencer's finest movie. Some of the others actors aren't quite as good but I watch the movie at least once a year on VHS to rejuvenate me.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If you climb, this movie is for you!, May 24, 1999

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This review is from: The Mountain [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This movie is a classic and a great one to watch if you are a climber. If you teach climbing or outdoor skills, it it great to use for staff training. the plot is OK, but brings about many conversations about human nature and family ties. I highly recommend it!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An exciting mountain climbing movie with family drama added, December 10, 2000

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jasenao (Dothan, Alabama, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Mountain [VHS] (VHS Tape)

In my opinion, "The Mountain" was a great movie for the most part. Two brothers, Zachary Teller (Spencer Tracy) and Chris Teller (Robert Wagner) star in this adventure movie where they climb the Swiss Alps in search of a crashed airplane. Chris wants to climb the mountain and find the wreckage so he can find a lot of money from the area. However, Chris hasn't ever had any climbing experience, so it might not be safe for him to climb the mountains alone. Zachary gives in and decides to go with him, even though he doesn't agree with what Chris wants to do.

"The Mountain" is exciting and at times a little bit compelling while the two brothers climb the mountain and come close to death. Their arguing makes for an interesting twist in the movie. When they find the Hindu girl, it makes the movie even more interesting. Also, the scenery of the Swiss Alps is another good thing about "The Mountain." My only complaint with the movie is that Spencer Tracy's huge lie at the end of the movie almost turned me against the movie. But it didn't turn out as bad as it seemed like it was going to. If you like exciting adventure movies, I recommend getting "The Mountain."