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Saturday Cinema: The White Tower

on BBC Two England

Starring Glenn Ford, Valli, Claude Rains with Oscar Homolka, Cedric Hardwicke, Lloyd Bridges

Six climbers, six lives - and six different reasons for climbing the treacherous Alpine peak.
Filmed largely on location in the Alps, The White Tower is regarded as the definitive mountain movie.
Glenn Ford turns in a quietly remarkable performance as an American schoolteacher who is persuaded to join a hazardous expedition led by Carla Alten (played by the Italian actress Alida Valli, who then liked to be billed simply as 'Valli'.)
(Colour)

Contributors

Screenplay:
Paul Jarrico
From the novel by:
James Ramsey Ullman
Producer:
Sid Rogell
Director:
Ted Tetzlaff
Carla Alten:
null Valli
Martin Ordway:
Glenn Ford
Paul Delambre:
Claude Rains
Andreas:
Oscar Homolka
Nicholas Radcliffe:
Cedric Hardwicke
Hein:
Lloyd Bridges
Mme Astrid Delambre:
June Clayworth

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