Sorry, this item is not available in
Image not available for
Color:
Image not available

To view this video download Flash Player

 

or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
Sell Us Your Item
For up to a $9.04 Gift Card
Trade in
More Buying Choices
Have one to sell? Sell yours here

The Mountain [Blu-ray] (1956)

Spencer Tracy , Robert Wagner , Edward Dmytryk  |  NR |  Blu-ray
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)

List Price: $29.95
Price: $21.93 & FREE Shipping on orders over $25. Details
You Save: $8.02 (27%)
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
Only 2 left in stock (more on the way).
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. Gift-wrap available.
Want it tomorrow, June 19? Choose One-Day Shipping at checkout. Details
Watch Instantly with Rent Buy
The Mountain   -- $9.99

Other Formats & Versions

Amazon Price New from Used from
Blu-ray 1-Disc Version $21.93  
DVD 1-Disc Version $17.26  

Frequently Bought Together

The Mountain [Blu-ray] + The Buccaneer [Blu-ray]
Price for both: $42.92

Buy the selected items together
  • The Buccaneer [Blu-ray] $20.99

What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?


Product Details

  • Actors: Spencer Tracy, Robert Wagner, Claire Trevor, William Demarest, E.G. Marshall
  • Directors: Edward Dmytryk
  • Writers: Henry Troyat, Ranald MacDougall
  • Producers: Edward Dmytryk
  • Format: NTSC, Color, Widescreen
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: NR (Not Rated)
  • Studio: Olive Films
  • DVD Release Date: February 28, 2012
  • Run Time: 105 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B006MVKMXG
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #62,516 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Special Features

None.

Editorial Reviews

Retired mountain climber and guide Zachary Wheeler (Spencer Tracy) reluctantly helps his younger brother (Robert Wagner) scale a treacherous mountain slope to reach the site of a recent plane crush. Truly his brother's keeper, he puts aside their differences and agrees to help his inexperienced brother on an immoral looting mission. After reaching the crash site the brothers discover a lone survivor (Anna Kashfi). Zachary immediately starts caring for the injured young woman planning her rescue while his brother would rather abandon her and make off with the loot. The stellar cast also includes Claire Trevor, William Demarest and E.G. Marshall. This one-of-a-kind action-adventure was directed by Edward Dmytryk (Back to Bataan).

Customer Reviews

Love the character he shows in making decisions. Rick  |  2 reviewers made a similar statement
The audio was clear. wecmg     
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Tracy shines April 13, 2011
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I have long awaited this film's conversion to DVD. As a kid I remember so well watching this in black and white on "Saturday Night At The Movies".

The DVD of this film, produced by Olive Films, is a fairly good transfer, although there are some scenes where the color seems to fluctuate...but then again, that may just be a result of the age of the film (well over 50 years). Certainly not enough of a problem to make the movie less enjoyable, although oddly enough, it's the in-studio "mountain climbing" where the color varies the most, not the natural Alps footage. And, considering that much of this movie was actually filmed in the French Alps, well, it's still magnificent Vista Vision photography! And, they do a great job of combining in-studio footage with Alps backgrounds, making this more realistic than many films of its era. Unfortunately, despite being in the Alps and it's snowing...you can't see their breath! Even in Ronald Colman's 1937 film "Lost Horizon" they worked in a large freezer so you could see their breath in the mountain scenes. But again, one really doesn't get lost in these shortcomings, because Spencer Tracy's acting is superb.

There are two problems with this film. First, the age difference between Spencer Tracy and Robert Wagner was not reasonable to make them brothers. Father and son would have been believable, and in my view, would have worked. But then again, in most movies you have to suspend belief in one area or another, so, okay...I can live with it. The other issue here is that Robert Wagner is such a jerk (I was going to say...
... Read more ›
Was this review helpful to you?
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Bad audio hum April 19, 2011
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Video looks great but audio has very bad hum . I thought there was a diesel truck idling outside in the street !
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars It's about time May 25, 2011
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
It's about time that this great movie finally makes it onto DVD. I remember seeing this when I was a kid. Seeing it now I appreciate how good this film really was. It was very realistic in its depiction of climbing. The only down side to the movie was the age difference between Spencer Tracy and Robert Wagner. It would have been more believable if they were father and son rather than brothers. But the movie was based on a novel and perhaps such a change might not have been approved by the author. All in all it was a great movie. Robert Wagner played a stellar role as the villain. E.G. Marshall and William Demarest also provided excellent supporting roles.
Was this review helpful to you?
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly well crafted and satisfying April 22, 2013
Format:Blu-ray
"I haven't climbed in ten years. That in itself would be enough if a man gets old. And besides, my hands are not as strong as they once were - and the mountain is against me. But all that there is, there's one thing more, the most important thing. It isn't right! Isn't there anything inside you that tells you it isn't right? You want me to take you up to the top of the mountain in the sight of God so you can pick the pockets of dead people?"

MGM must have been furious when, after throwing the production of Tribute to a Bad Man into chaos when he pulled out after a few days shooting on health grounds, citing the location's high altitude as the reason he couldn't finish the picture, Spencer Tracy went on to make The Mountain for Paramount instead. Not that it's Tracy doing any of the real climbing in this surprisingly gripping drama that sees his simple mountain guide returning against his will to a mountain that doesn't want him and has tried to kill him three times already to help Robert Wagner loot the bodies of the victims of a plane crash at the peak.

At first Tracy seems badly miscast and showing his age and then some as Robert Wagner's older - very much older - brother. Only 56, just a couple of years after playing Wagner's father in Broken Lance, his hell raising years had caught up with him enough by then to make him look old enough to play his grandfather here. It doesn't help that the part is clearly written for a man a good ten years younger, rendering him less a simple man than an unconvincingly naďve one in his scenes with thinly-drawn romantic interest Claire Trevor, brushing off his dialogue as if he doesn't believe it either while she effortlessly runs rings around him.
... Read more ›
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Spencer Tracy Soars March 26, 2012
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
In the twilight of his career, Spencer Tracy delivers a great performance as an aging mountain climber that is haunted by a failed mountain climbing event where his companions died. His brother, a perennial malcontent, is played by a young Robert Wagner who is looking for an excuse to leave his home and attain quick enrichment.

A plane crashes on top of the mountain, Robert Wagner decides that he wants to climb the mountain to rob and loot the remains of the plane. The brothers quarrel. An investigating expedition fails. In order to protect his stupid brother, Tracy decides to help his brother on his foolish mission. When they reach the plane, they find a surprse and a new dilemma.

The blu-ray recording does justice to this beautiful alpine adventure. I remember seeing this movie as a child and was riveted by the mountain climbing and beauty of the adventure. I highly recommend this disk for young viewers to learn about the ethics of life and self sacrifice for a greater good.
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars The mountain
Great Movies! One of my favorite Spencer Tracy movies along with Old Man of the Sea and Devil at 4 O'clock.
Published 3 months ago by R. Klecker
5.0 out of 5 stars My all time favorite movie
The story in this movie is just the best and Robert Wagner is so young. It's probably not a well known movie but it is definitely worth a watch!
Published 3 months ago by LM
5.0 out of 5 stars the Mountain
I have always loved this movie and had hoped to find it on DVD. Imagine my surprise when I found that it was available to download on my Kindle Fire.
Published 4 months ago by wesley
5.0 out of 5 stars The mountain has everything
Spencer Tracey is superb as is a young Robert Wagner. Interestiing story of the strugle of each persons morals. A great movie.
Published 5 months ago by moira branson
5.0 out of 5 stars Oldie, but goodie
Saw this movie on TV when I was a kid and remembered the good performances. It was as good the second time as the first. Spencer Tracey is great in this movie. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Rick
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic faith building movie!
I absolutely loved this movie! Spencer Tracy gives a beautiful performance as the old climbing master with a love of God and a love of the younger brother he raised.
Published 6 months ago by Sarah
4.0 out of 5 stars Lavish and exciting
The Mountain is a long-awaited addition to the video catalog. Set and filmed in the French Alps, it tells of two brothers, Zachary and Chris Teller, and their mission to climb a... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Chris
3.0 out of 5 stars Okay PQ, but movie itself only so-so
The Mountain is an unusual film, and not in a good way. It's the story of two brothers who are mountain climbers. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Modrnknght
1.0 out of 5 stars Blu-ray has no English subtitles/closed captions!
(5/4/12, 1 star for this Olive Films release, 4 stars for the movie) The Blu-ray version is an excellent print of a movie that I've always enjoyed, but incomprehensibly, the studio... Read more
Published 13 months ago by alley cat
5.0 out of 5 stars The Mountain DVD
This is a great movie. If you do not know about it, run over to IMDB.com and check it out. My copy was made by Olive Studios and in my opinion it is excellent especially... Read more
Published 15 months ago by wecmg
Search Customer Reviews
Only search this product's reviews

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought


Forums

There are no discussions about this product yet.
Be the first to discuss this product with the community.
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 



Look for Similar Items by Category