Third Man on the Mountain
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| Directed by | Ken Annakin |
| Written by | Eleanore Griffin |
| Based on | Banner in the Sky by James Ramsey Ullman |
| Produced by | Bill Anderson Walt Disney |
| Starring | Michael Rennie James MacArthur Janet Munro James Donald Herbert Lom Laurence Naismith |
| Cinematography | Harry Waxman |
| Edited by | Peter Boita |
| Music by | William Alwyn |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista Distribution |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2 million |
| Box office | $1,700,000 (US/Canada rentals) |
Third Man on the Mountain is a 1959 American family adventure film by Walt Disney Productions, directed by Ken Annakin and starring Michael Rennie, James MacArthur and Janet Munro. Set during the golden age of alpinism, its plot concerns young Swiss man Rudi Matt, who conquers the mountain that killed his father. It is based on Banner in the Sky, a James Ramsey Ullman 1955 novel about the first ascent of a mountain called the Citadel, and was televised under this name.