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North Face

Original title: Nordwand
  • 2008
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 6m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
16K
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North Face (2008)
Two Bavarian climbers attempt to be the first to conquer the north face of the Eiger.
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A secretary at a Berlin newspaper in 1936 gets to write about two Alpinists, as she knows them well. She later gets to report on and photograph her friends' and other Alpinists' climbs of th... Read allA secretary at a Berlin newspaper in 1936 gets to write about two Alpinists, as she knows them well. She later gets to report on and photograph her friends' and other Alpinists' climbs of the dangerous Swiss Eiger north face.A secretary at a Berlin newspaper in 1936 gets to write about two Alpinists, as she knows them well. She later gets to report on and photograph her friends' and other Alpinists' climbs of the dangerous Swiss Eiger north face.

  • Director
    • Philipp Stölzl
  • Writers
    • Chris Silber
    • Philipp Stölzl
    • Rupert Henning
  • Stars
    • Benno Fürmann
    • Florian Lukas
    • Johanna Wokalek
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    16K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Philipp Stölzl
    • Writers
      • Chris Silber
      • Philipp Stölzl
      • Rupert Henning
    • Stars
      • Benno Fürmann
      • Florian Lukas
      • Johanna Wokalek
    • 54User reviews
    • 87Critic reviews
    • 67Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 7 nominations

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    "No Man Has Ever Been Up There"
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    Photos40

    Benno Fürmann in North Face (2008)
    Benno Fürmann and Florian Lukas in North Face (2008)
    Johanna Wokalek in North Face (2008)
    Georg Friedrich, Benno Fürmann, Florian Lukas, and Simon Schwarz in North Face (2008)
    Philipp Stölzl in North Face (2008)
    Johanna Wokalek in North Face (2008)
    Benno Fürmann and Florian Lukas in North Face (2008)
    North Face (2008)
    Georg Friedrich, Benno Fürmann, and Florian Lukas in North Face (2008)
    Georg Friedrich, Benno Fürmann, Florian Lukas, and Simon Schwarz in North Face (2008)
    Benno Fürmann in North Face (2008)
    Benno Fürmann, Florian Lukas, and Johanna Wokalek in North Face (2008)

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    Benno Fürmann
    Benno Fürmann
    • Toni Kurz
    Florian Lukas
    Florian Lukas
    • Andi Hinterstoisser
    Johanna Wokalek
    Johanna Wokalek
    • Luise Fellner
    Simon Schwarz
    Simon Schwarz
    • Willy Angerer
    Georg Friedrich
    Georg Friedrich
    • Edi Rainer
    Ulrich Tukur
    Ulrich Tukur
    • Henry Arau
    Erwin Steinhauer
    Erwin Steinhauer
    • Emil Landauer
    Branko Samarovski
    • Albert von Allmen
    Petra Morzé
    Petra Morzé
    • Elisabeth Landauer
    Hanspeter Müller
    • Hans Schlunegger
    • (as Hanspeter Müller-Drossart)
    Peter Zumstein
    • Adolf Rubi
    Martin Schick
    • Christian Rubi
    Erni Mangold
    Erni Mangold
    • Grossmutter Kurz
    Johannes Thanheiser
    • Grossvater Kurz
    Arnd Schimkat
    Arnd Schimkat
    • Hotelbesitzer
    Klaus Ofczarek
    • Redaktionsleiter
    Martin Brambach
    Martin Brambach
    • Redakteur Henze
    Peter Faerber
    • Spiess
    • Director
      • Philipp Stölzl
    • Writers
      • Chris Silber
      • Philipp Stölzl
      • Rupert Henning
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    • Trivia
      As Luise Fellner and her boss, Herr Arau, arrive at the Eiger, the local guides are standing in front of the hotel advertising their services to the tourists. One of the guides notices a pair of climbers in the crowd. "Look who's coming," he says, "Bartolo Sandri and Mario Menti." A fellow guide mutters: "Another couple of fools. Come in a train and leave in a coffin." These two Italian climbers fell to their deaths from the north face June 21, 1938.
    • Goofs
      At the beginning of the film, when Luisa watches the news in the cinema theater, the voice-over gets the first-names of the alpinists who died on the Eiger wrong. It says Max Mehringer and Karl Sedlmayr, but it's the opposite: KARL Mehringer and MAX Sedlmayr. This may have been intended to show the unreliability of the report.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Luise Fellner: [voiceover] All I know is that death spared me, and that Toni went away forever that day. One has lived if one has loved. There are times when I find this infinitely hard to believe. Most days I feel that I am alive. And that love is the reason for that.

    • Soundtracks
      Immer ran
      Written and Composed by Ulrich Tukur

      Performed by Ulrich Tukur

    User reviews54

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    10/10
    Not just a great climbing film -- it's a little masterpiece
    Nordwand moves along like a finely jeweled Swiss watch. It functions at many levels: It is the story of a young female trying to earn respect in a man's world of journalism in 1936 Berlin. It is the story of her boss, whose "nose for news" reflects the morbid fascination of a readership that craves either the heights of historic triumph or the depths of tragic failure -- any middle ground is not "newsworthy." It is the tale of young friends trying to make names for themselves by daring exploit.

    The film poses many questions. Is our attraction to mortally dangerous acts powered by the same force that drew Roman crowds to the gladiator arena? Do adventurers seek glory for themselves, or are they goaded to risk their lives for the satisfaction of others? And if the daring cross the line between the heroic and the foolhardy, must their rescuers do the same?

    This film is a travelogue back in time, from Berlin to Bavaria to the Swiss Alps by bicycle and train. It's an art film, with the Eiger providing photogenic backdrop. It's an adventure film. It's a love story. It's a tragedy. It is one part historic documentary and three parts cinematic drama, all in cadence. Oh yes, it is also a great film about climbing.
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    • May 14, 2010

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    • Release date
      • October 23, 2008 (Germany)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • Austria
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • German
      • Swiss German
      • French
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Північна стіна
    • Filming locations
      • Kleine Scheidegg, Kanton Bern, Switzerland
    • Production companies
      • Dor Film-West Produktionsgesellschaft
      • MedienKontor Movie GmbH
      • Dor Film Produktionsgesellschaft
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $711,421
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $23,050
      • Jan 31, 2010
    • Gross worldwide
      • $6,815,056
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 6 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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