

Perilous Assignment
Genres
Overview
"Perilous Assignment" is an episode of ABC's Walt Disney Presents. Disney loved to show viewers behind the scenes of the daring shoots of its theatrically released or TV shows. The theme of the episode is the making of his next film, The Third Man on the Mountain, an adaptation of James Ramsey Ullman's novel Banner in the Sky, based on the true story of the first ascent of the Matterhorn. Walt Disney will not be limited to a simple promotional making-of. He offers to meet exceptional people, including the French mountain guide Gaston Rébuffat. The latter will show climbing techniques and then reveal breathtaking images of his ascents of steep cliffs with a client for the ascent of Mont-Blanc, filmed for the occasion. In 1958, Walt Disney will therefore offer him to be deputy director on the high mountain scenes of the film "The Third Man on the Mountain".
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
48 min
Release Date
1959-11-06
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
1
Vote Average
10
Gaston Rébuffat
Self - Guide
Walt Disney
Self - Host
Maurice Baquet
Self - Guide's Client
Georges Tairraz II
Self
Michael Rennie
Self
James MacArthur
Self
Janet Munro
Self
James Donald
Self
Fred Zendar
Self
Herbert Lom
Self
Ken Annakin
Self
Laurence Naismith
Self
Hermann Geiger
Self
Walter Fitzgerald
Self
Nora Swinburne
Self
Lee Patterson
Self
Ferdy Mayne
Self
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