The Beckoning Silence

2007 1h 13m EN

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7.6

BANGER

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7.4

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★7.6TMDB · 28★7.4IMDB · 1,408

DocumentaryActionDrama

Synopsis

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In The Beckoning Silence, Joe Simpson, whose amazing battle for survival featured in the multi-award winning "Touching the Void", travels to the treacherous North Face of the Eiger to tell the story of one of mountaineering's most epic tragedies. As a child, it was this story and that of one of the climbers in particular, that first captured Simpson's imagination and inspired him to take up mountaineering.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Andreas Abegglen
Willy Angerer
Simon Anthamatten
Andreas Hinterstoisser
Cyrille Berthod
Edi Rainier
Steven Mackintosh
Narrator
Roger Schäli
Toni Kurz
Joe Simpson
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Louise Osmond
Languages: German, English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, English.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ben Lester 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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Andreas Abegglen and Simon Anthamatten and Cyrille Berthod carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1101637 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 28 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Louise Osmond directs. Ben Lester cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in German, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 19 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, English.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Editor Ben Lester shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Andreas Abegglen and Simon Anthamatten and Cyrille Berthod carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1101637 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 28 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.