2010
Not Rated
Music Box Films
2 h 6 m

2010
Not Rated
Music Box Films
2 h 6 m

Summary 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. (Music Box Fil...

Directed By: Philipp Stölzl

Written By: Chris Silber, Rupert Henning, Johannes Naber, Benedikt Roeskau, Philipp Stölzl

2010
Not Rated
Music Box Films
2 h 6 m

2010
Not Rated
Music Box Films
2 h 6 m

North Face

Name: North Face
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, Sport
Released: 2010-01-29
Duration: 2 min 6 s
Rating: 67
Cast: Benno Fürmann, Florian Lukas, Johanna Wokalek, Simon Schwarz, Georg Friedrich

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 14 User Ratings

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Directed By: Philipp Stölzl

Written By: Chris Silber, Rupert Henning, Johannes Naber, Benedikt Roeskau, Philipp Stölzl

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Generally Favorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews

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Generally Favorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews

82% Positive
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18% Mixed
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Los Angeles Times

This is a film done right by just about every measure. The extremes of the story seep deep into your bones -- the beauty, the allure, the desperation and especially the cold in this world where life literally hangs on rope and what Mother Nature chooses to throw at you.

By Betsy Sharkey FULL REVIEW

Chicago Sun-Times

These fears explain why in its scenes on the Eiger itself, North Face starts strongly and ends as unbearably riveting. They also explain why it was a strategic error to believe this story needed romantic and political subplots.

By Roger Ebert FULL REVIEW

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Chicago Reader

North Face also deals with actual events, offering plenty of thrills and spectacular vistas.

By Andrea Gronvall FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

More than delivers on the excitement and terror of this existential flirtation with one's own mortality. Where it falters is trying to link this event to Nazi-era politics and a feeble love story.

By Kirk Honeycutt FULL REVIEW

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Director Philipp Stolzl worked in the same dangerous conditions as the original climbers, and we can feel the chill and peril in our bones. It's a shame, then, that the screenwriter, unlike the camera crew and the characters, was afflicted with such timidity.

By Joe Williams FULL REVIEW

Boston Globe

It’s a literal cliffhanger and the next worst thing to being there.

By Ty Burr FULL REVIEW

New York Post

At some two hours, the film is 30 minutes too long. Cutting out the melodrama and sticking with the daring-do is the answer.

By V.A. Musetto FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Dor Film-West Produktionsgesellschaft, MedienKontor Movie GmbH, Dor Film Produktionsgesellschaft, Triluna Film AG, Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), ARD Degeto Film, Schweizer Fernsehen (SF), SRG SRR idée suisse, Majestic Filmproduktion, Lunaris Film, Filmförderanstalt, Österreichisches Filminstitut, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF), Zürcher Filmstiftung, FilmFernsehFonds Bayern, ORF Film/Fernseh-Abkommen, Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Bundesamt für Kultur (EDI), Beta Film

Release Date Jan 29, 2010

Duration 2 h 6 m

Rating Not Rated

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Website http://www.nordwand-film.de/

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Awards

German Film Awards

• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations

German Film Critics Association Awards

• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

Hamburg Film Festival

• 2 Nominations

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Benno Fürmann

Toni Kurz

Florian Lukas

Andi Hinterstoisser

Johanna Wokalek

Luise Fellner

Simon Schwarz

Willy Angerer

Georg Friedrich

Edi Rainer

Ulrich Tukur

Henry Arau

Erwin Steinhauer

Emil Landauer

Branko Samarovski

Albert von Allmen

Petra Morzé

Elisabeth Landauer

Hanspeter Müller

Hans Schlunegger

Peter Zumstein

Adolf Rubi

Martin Schick

Christian Rubi

Erni Mangold

Grossmutter Kurz

Johannes Thanheiser

Grossvater Kurz

Arnd Schimkat

Hotelbesitzer

Klaus Ofczarek

Redaktionsleiter

Martin Brambach

Redakteur Henze

Peter Faerber

Spiess

Tobias Ofenbauer

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Hartmut Scheyhing

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