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Released 18 years ago.
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North Face
"A true story"
2008 2h 6m DE
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Synopsis
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North Face tells the story of two German climbers Toni Kurz and Andreas Hinterstoisser and their attempt to scale the deadly North Face of the Eiger.
“A true story”
Cast
Benno Fürmann
Toni Kurz
Florian Lukas
Andreas Hinterstoisser
Johanna Wokalek
Luise Fellner
Georg Friedrich
Edi Rainer
Simon Schwarz
Willy Angerer
Ulrich Tukur
Henry Arau
Erwin Steinhauer
Emil Landauer
Branko Samarovski
Albert von Allmen
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Philipp Stölzl
- Writers
- Chris Silber, Rupert Henning, Johannes Naber
- Languages
- German, French, Italian
- Countries
- Austria, Switzerland, Germany
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, French, Italian.
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WORLD
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International production across 3 countries: Austria, Switzerland, Germany.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Philipp Stölzl, shot by Kolja Brandt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Sven Budelmann shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Benno Fürmann and Florian Lukas and Johanna Wokalek carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "A true story".
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IMDB entry: tt0844457 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Philipp Stölzl directs. Kolja Brandt behind the camera. Sven Budelmann cuts. Produced in Austria, Switzerland, Germany. Dialogue in German, French, Italian.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 18 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, French, Italian.
- 3International production across 3 countries: Austria, Switzerland, Germany.
- 4Directed by Philipp Stölzl, shot by Kolja Brandt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Editor Sven Budelmann shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Benno Fürmann and Florian Lukas and Johanna Wokalek carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "A true story".
- 8IMDB entry: tt0844457 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 8 themes, including "human vs nature", "switzerland", "bavaria, germany", "national socialism".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Kolja Brandt
- Editing
- Sven Budelmann
- Production design
- Udo Kramer
- Costume design
- Birgit Hutter
- Makeup / hair
- Kitty Kratschke
- VFX supervisor
- Stefan Kessner
- Sound
- Guido Zettier
- Runtime
- 126 min · 2h 6m
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $6,815,056
- Original language
- DE
- Certification (US)
- NR
Also by
Philipp Stölzl
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- DO
Dor Film-West
DE
- MA
Majestic Film
DE
- LU
Lunaris Film
DE
- ME
MedienKontor Movie GmbH
- TR
Triluna Film AG
ARD
DE
Key crew
- ProducerBenjamin Herrmann
- ProducerDanny Krausz
- ProducerRudolf Santschi
- ProducerBoris Schönfelder
- ProducerIsabelle Welter
- MusicChristian Kolonovits
- EditorSven Budelmann
- CastingAnja Dihrberg
- CastingBernhard Karl
- CastingCorinna Glaus
- Production DesignUdo Kramer
- Art DirectionTommy Vögel
- Set DecorationFranziska Kummer
- Costume DesignBirgit Hutter
- Script SupervisorSavas Ceviz
- Camera OperatorDietmar Raiff
- GafferChristopher Nickel
- Special Effects SupervisorTissi Brandhofer
- Visual Effects SupervisorStefan Kessner
- Visual Effects SupervisorMax Stolzenberg
- ADR & DubbingStephan Fandrych
- ADR & DubbingPierre Peters-Arnolds
- FoleyHanse Warns
- FoleyCarsten Richter
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- human vs nature
- switzerland
- bavaria, germany
- national socialism
- climbing
- mountain climbing
- alps mountains
- mountaineering
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2010-01-29NR
Also known as
International titles
- North FaceGB
- 残酷冰雪CN
- 亡命巅峰HK
