North Face
2008 · Movie · NR · 126 min · ★ 7.2 · 76% critics
In 1930s Europe, two young German climbers set out to conquer the Eiger’s notorious north face, a feat watched closely by rivals, reporters, and a propaganda-hungry regime. As the ascent turns into a punishing test of skill and endurance, the mountain’s brutal conditions force hard choices and push everyone involved to their limits.
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Details
- Original title
- Nordwand
- Years
- 2008
- Release date
- 2008-10-23
- Language
- German
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 76/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (308 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a tense, man-versus-nature survival story with rivalry, moral pressure, and harsh mountain peril; Not for you if you dislike graphic injuries, slow build-ups, or adventure-heavy plots like The Physician.
Pros: gripping true-story tension; intense climb sequences; strong performances | Cons: added melodrama; historical liberties; uneven romance focus
Themes
- human vs nature
- switzerland
- bavaria, germany
- national socialism
- climbing
- mountain climbing
- alps mountains
- mountaineering
Cast & crew
Benno Fürmann
as Toni Kurz
Florian Lukas
as Andreas Hinterstoisser
Johanna Wokalek
as Luise Fellner
Georg Friedrich
as Edi Rainer
Simon Schwarz
as Willy Angerer
Ulrich Tukur
as Henry Arau
- ES
Erwin Steinhauer
as Emil Landauer
Branko Samarovski
as Albert von Allmen
Petra Morzé
as Elisabeth Landauer
Hanspeter Müller
as Schlunegger
Directed by Philipp Stölzl