DVD
North Face = Nordwand
Call Number
- DVD FOREIGN (CEN)
Edition
Widescreen version.
Languages
In German with English subtitles.
Performers
Benno Fürmann, Johanna Wokalek, Florian Lukas, Simon Schwarz, Georg Friedrich, Ulrich Tukur.
Publication Information
Chicago, IL : Music Box Films, [2010]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (121 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
Summary
Based on a true story, this film is about a 1936 expedition to climb the most dangerous rock face in the Alps, the North Face of the Eiger, a.k.a. the "Murder Wall." The Eiger has never been successfully climbed and, as the Berlin Olympics approach, Nazi propaganda urges German alpinists to vanquish the mountain for the glory of the Fatherland. Initially reluctant, two top young climbers are persuaded to take up the challenge by their childhood friend, now an aspiring photojournalist in Berlin, and her boss, a loyal Nazi looking for a good story. Soon the climb is on and what begins as a quest for glory becomes a desperate fight for survival.
Notes
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2008.
Special features: visual effects; making-of featurette; deleted scenes; theatrical trailer.