Poster (click for hi-res image)

North Face

Film Stills (click for a hi-res image)

North Face photo 18

Toni (Benno Fürmann)

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Toni (Benno Fürmann), Andi (Florian Lukas) and Austrian competitor Edi (Georg Friedrich)

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Andi Hinterstoisser (portrayed by Florian Lukas)

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The Eiger looms behind Andi (Florian Lukas) and Toni (Benno Fürmann).

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Journalist Luise Fellner (played by Johanna Wokalek)

Director’s photo “North Face”

Director Philipp Stölzl

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Andi (Florian Lukas), Toni (Benno Fürmann), Willy (Simon Schwarz), Edi (Georg Friedrich)

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German Alpinist Toni Kurz (portrayed by Benno Fürmann)

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Onlookers watch the events unfold from the safety of a hotel terrace.

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The Austrian team of Willy (Simon Schwarz, background) and Edi (Georg Friedrich, foreground)

North Face

directed by Philipp Stölzl
starring Benno Fürmann, Johanna Wokalek, Florian Lukas, 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, KNBC/LYONS DEN RADIO
  • Riveting and exhilarating! – Los Angeles Times
  • A genuinely gripping drama. – Elizabeth Weitsman, NY Daily News
  • Critic’s Pick. A transfixing life-and-death adventure tale. – Stephen Holden, New York Times
  • Wickedly suspenseful! – Amy Biancolli, San Francisco Chronicle
  • The most exhilarating thriller of the season. – Kelly Vance, East Bay Express
  • 4 STARS! One of the best mountain climbing movies ever made. – John Hartl, Seattles Time

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

Press Notes
Download a pdf of the Press Notes

Playdates

Opens State City Theater Run
 
January 28 CO Aspen Wheeler Opera House January 28-30
 
January 29 NM Santa Fe The Screen
NY New York Beekman Theatre
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February 5 CO Denver Mayan Theatre
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WA Seattle Egyptian Theatre
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February 9 CA Los Angeles James Bridges Theater Febraury 9 only UCLA Melnitz Movies
 
February 12 Encino Town Center 5
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NY Hudson Time & Space Limited February 12-14 & February 18-21
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February 18 CO Boulder University of Colorado at Boulder February 18-19
 
February 19 CA Berkeley Shattuck Cinemas
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February 26 CA Beverly Hills Laemmle Music Hall 3
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April 11 IL Springfield Springfield Art Association Film Festival April 11 & 13
 
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April 30 UT Park City Park City Film Series April 30 - May 2
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May 1 Langley Clyde Theatre May 1-3
 
May 15 NH Hanover Hopkins Center for the Arts May 15 only
 
May 27 MT Bozeman Bozeman Film Festival May 27 only

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