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Overview

User Rating:
5.4/10   110 votes
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Director:

Peter Winther

Writers (WGA):

Peter Silverman (teleplay)
Erik Weihenmayer (book)

Contact:

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Release Date:

18 June 2006 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama more

Plot:

The story of the first blind man ever to reach the top of Mount Everest. | add synopsis

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User Comments:

For a TV Movie this is a very good inspirational sports movie more (4 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Peter Facinelli ... Erik Weihenmayer

Jack Knight ... Erik - Age 12-16

Dawson Dunbar ... Erik - Age 3

Sarah Manninen ... Ellie

Bruce Campbell ... Ed Weihenmayer
Kate Greenhouse ... Ellen Weihenmayer

Robert Moloney ... Sam
Saxon DeCocq ... Jeff Evans (as Saxon Decocq)

Aaron Poole ... Chris Morris

Shaun Johnston ... PV
Mingma Sherpa ... Ang Pasang
Marty Antonini ... Mike O'Donnell
Kurtis Sanheim ... Mark

Sean Anthony Olsen ... Eddi (as Sean Olsen)
Joseph Allan Sutherland ... Mark - young (as Joseph Sutherland)
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Additional Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Calgary, Alberta, Canada


Fun Stuff

Quotes:

[repeated line]
Erik Weihenmayer: Dude!
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Soundtrack:

Everyday more


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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful.
For a TV Movie this is a very good inspirational sports movie, 19 February 2009
7/10
Author: intelearts from the big screen

TTTOTW is a good biopic of climber Eric Weihenmayer, the first blind man to climb Everest. It is inspirational in a big movie way - the last 30 minutes when they concentrate on the climb are very well done indeed.

It suffers from oversentimentality in the romantic back story which is justified but in its sappiness reduces the overall worth of the film.

The film shines when it's climbing in snow, a little shaky and overblown at first, by the time we get halfway the film ignites and is amazingly watchable. We were glued for the lat 30 minutes which were very good indeed.

All in all, a shade too made for TV in the love story - though it is romantic it is too perfect - but the climbing rocks - and is really well done.

If this appears on your TV it is definitely watchable and we found it inspiring and uplifting - and memorable. Which for a TV movie is rare.

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