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The Climb (1986)

The Climb poster
Directed by
Donald Shebib
Genre
adventure film
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
PG
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The Climb dramatizes mountaineer Hermann Buhl's 1953 attempt on Nanga Parbat. It follows Buhl and his expedition team as they face the physical and psychological challenges of the ascent.

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What happens

The Climb is a 1986 Canadian-British co-produced adventure drama film, directed by Donald Shebib. A dramatization of mountaineer Hermann Buhl's 1953 attempt to climb Nanga Parbat, the film stars Bruce Greenwood as Buhl alongside James Hurdle, Kenneth Welsh, Ken Pogue, Thomas Hauff, Guy Bannerman, David James Elliott and Tom Butler as members of his expedition. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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