Nordwand

"A true story"

Oct 23 2008 Not Rated 2h 6m
Adventure, Biography, Drama

North Face tells the story of two German climbers Toni Kurz and Andreas Hinterstoisser and their attempt to scale the deadly North Face of the Eiger.

Official Trailer
Plot

Based on a true story, North Face is a survival drama film about a competition to climb the most dangerous rock face in the Alps. Set in 1936, as Nazi propaganda urges the nation's Alpinists to conquer the unclimbed North Face of the Swiss massif--the Eiger--two reluctant German climbers begin their daring ascent.

Written by

Chris Silber, Philipp Stölzl, Rupert Henning

Directed by

Philipp Stölzl

Cast

Benno Fürmann, Florian Lukas, Johanna Wokalek

Crew

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Production Countries

Germany, Switzerland, Austria

Production Companies

ARD, Triluna Film AG, MedienKontor Movie GmbH, Lunaris Film, Majestic Filmproduktion, Dor Film-West Produktionsgesellschaft

Languages

Italiano, Français, Deutsch

Awards

4 wins & 7 nominations total

Trailers
North Face - Official U.S. Trailer HD
Scores
# of Votes
17,048
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
67
Popularity
NA