Third Man on the Mountain

Third Man on the Mountain
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKen Annakin
Written byEleanore Griffin
Based onBanner in the Sky
by James Ramsey Ullman
Produced byBill Anderson
Walt Disney
StarringMichael Rennie
James MacArthur
Janet Munro
James Donald
Herbert Lom
Laurence Naismith
CinematographyHarry Waxman
Edited byPeter Boita
Music byWilliam Alwyn
Production
company
Distributed byBuena Vista Distribution
Release date
  • November 10, 1959 (1959-11-10)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
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.