North Face (2008)

Original title

Nordwand

Directed by

Philipp Stölzl

Genre

drama film, adventure film, biographical film

Country

Germany, Austria, Switzerland

Runtime

2h 01m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 309 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1936, two German climbers join a competition to be the first to scale the treacherous north face of the Eiger mountain. A journalist friend documents their attempt as the climb turns into a struggle for survival against harsh weather and crumbling rock.

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What happens

North Face (German: Nordwand) is a 2008 German historical fiction film directed by Philipp Stölzl and starring Benno Fürmann, Florian Lukas, Johanna Wokalek, and Ulrich Tukur. Based on the 1936 Eiger climbing disaster, the film is about two German climbers involved in a competition to climb the most dangerous rock face in the Alps. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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