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Toni (Benno Fürmann)
Toni (Benno Fürmann), Andi (Florian Lukas) and Austrian competitor Edi (Georg Friedrich)
Andi Hinterstoisser (portrayed by Florian Lukas)
The Eiger looms behind Andi (Florian Lukas) and Toni (Benno Fürmann).
Journalist Luise Fellner (played by Johanna Wokalek)
Director Philipp Stölzl
Andi (Florian Lukas), Toni (Benno Fürmann), Willy (Simon Schwarz), Edi (Georg Friedrich)
German Alpinist Toni Kurz (portrayed by Benno Fürmann)
Onlookers watch the events unfold from the safety of a hotel terrace.
The Austrian team of Willy (Simon Schwarz, background) and Edi (Georg Friedrich, foreground)
North Face
directed by Philipp Stölzl
starring Benno Fürmann, Johanna Wokalek, Ulrich Tukur
Based on a true story, North Face is a suspenseful adventure 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.
Awards
Best Screenplay – German Film Critics Awards
Press Reactions
Stunning! Takes you along on one of the great adventures of the 20th century.
– Jeffrey Lyons,Riveting and exhilarating!
– Los Angeles TimesA genuinely gripping drama.
– Elizabeth Weitsman, NY Daily NewsCritic’s Pick. A transfixing life-and-death adventure tale.
– Stephen Holden, New York TimesWickedly suspenseful!
– Amy Biancolli, San Francisco ChronicleThe most exhilarating thriller of the season.
– Kelly Vance, East Bay Express4 STARS! One of the best mountain climbing movies ever made.
– John Hartl, Seattle Times
Technical Information
- Production Year
- 2008
- Countries of Production
- Germany, Austria
- Language
- German with English subtitles
- Running Time
- 121
- Screen Ratio
- 2.35:1
- Color
- Color
Official Site
http://www.northfacethemovie.com
YouTube trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lkEfgPsOa0
Press NotesDownload a pdf of the Press Notes
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| February 9 | CA | Los Angeles | James Bridges Theater | Febraury 9 only UCLA Melnitz Movies |
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| February 18 | CO | Boulder | University of Colorado at Boulder | February 18-19 |
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| February 19 | CA | Berkeley | Shattuck Cinemas | |
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