Summaries

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.

Based on a true story, North Face is a survival drama 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.—Irishlass240 ([email protected])

Details

Keywords
  • mountain climbing
  • based on true story
  • switzerland
  • 1930s
  • nazi germany
Genres
  • Adventure
  • Drama
  • History
  • Biography
  • Sport
Release date Oct 22, 2008
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin Germany Switzerland Austria
Language German Swiss German Italian French
Filming locations Kleine Scheidegg, Kanton Bern, Switzerland
Production companies Dor Film Produktionsgesellschaft Dor Film-West Produktionsgesellschaft MedienKontor Movie GmbH

Box office

Gross US & Canada $711421
Opening weekend US & Canada $23050
Gross worldwide $6815056

Tech specs

Runtime 2h 6m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

Synopsis

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