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North Face

Original title: Nordwand
  • 20082008
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  • 2h 6m
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7.4/10
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Nordwand (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.
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
Top credits
  • Director
    • Philipp Stölzl
  • Writers
    • Chris Silber
    • Philipp Stölzl
    • Rupert Henning
  • Stars
    • Benno Fürmann
    • Florian Lukas
    • Johanna Wokalek
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 53User reviews
    • 87Critic reviews
    • 67Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 7 nominations

    Videos5

    North Face
    Trailer 1:46
    North Face
    "Andi and Luise Run Into Each Other" from North Face
    Clip 1:18
    "Andi and Luise Run Into Each Other" from North Face
    "No Man Has Ever Been Up There"
    Clip 1:40
    "No Man Has Ever Been Up There"
    "You Want to do the Eiger Too" from North Face
    Clip 1:37
    "You Want to do the Eiger Too" from North Face
    "Never Say Never" from North Face
    Clip 2:17
    "Never Say Never" from North Face

    Photos24

    Benno Fürmann in Nordwand (2008)
    Benno Fürmann and Florian Lukas in Nordwand (2008)
    Johanna Wokalek in Nordwand (2008)
    Florian Lukas and Johanna Wokalek in Nordwand (2008)
    Philipp Stölzl in Nordwand (2008)
    Johanna Wokalek in Nordwand (2008)
    Benno Fürmann and Florian Lukas in Nordwand (2008)
    Nordwand (2008)
    Nordwand (2008)
    Nordwand (2008)
    Benno Fürmann in Nordwand (2008)
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    Top cast

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    Benno Fürmann
    Benno Fürmann
    • Toni Kurzas Toni Kurz
    Florian Lukas
    Florian Lukas
    • Andi Hinterstoisseras Andi Hinterstoisser
    Johanna Wokalek
    Johanna Wokalek
    • Luise Fellneras Luise Fellner
    Simon Schwarz
    Simon Schwarz
    • Willy Angereras Willy Angerer
    Georg Friedrich
    Georg Friedrich
    • Edi Raineras Edi Rainer
    Ulrich Tukur
    Ulrich Tukur
    • Henry Arauas Henry Arau
    Erwin Steinhauer
    Erwin Steinhauer
    • Emil Landaueras Emil Landauer
    Branko Samarovski
    • Albert von Allmenas Albert von Allmen
    Petra Morzé
    Petra Morzé
    • Elisabeth Landaueras Elisabeth Landauer
    Hanspeter Müller
    • Hans Schluneggeras Hans Schlunegger
    • (as Hanspeter Müller-Drossart)
    Peter Zumstein
    • Adolf Rubias Adolf Rubi
    Martin Schick
    • Christian Rubias Christian Rubi
    Erni Mangold
    Erni Mangold
    • Grossmutter Kurzas Grossmutter Kurz
    Johannes Thanheiser
    • Grossvater Kurzas Grossvater Kurz
    Arnd Schimkat
    Arnd Schimkat
    • Hotelbesitzeras Hotelbesitzer
    Klaus Ofczarek
    • Redaktionsleiteras Redaktionsleiter
    Martin Brambach
    Martin Brambach
    • Redakteur Henzeas Redakteur Henze
    Peter Faerber
    • Spiessas Spiess
    • Director
      • Philipp Stölzl
    • Writers
      • Chris Silber
      • Philipp Stölzl
      • Rupert Henning
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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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]

      [in German, quoting English subtitles]

      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 reviews53

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Interesting, gripping drama
    Interesting, gripping, docu-drama about a 1936 German expedition in its attempt to be the first to successfully climb the North Face of the Eiger. Moving story, well told.

    Solid performances all round.
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    • Oct 13, 2020

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 23, 2008 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • 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
      • Majestic Filmproduktion
      • Lunaris Film
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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
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    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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