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Released 19 years ago.
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To the Limit
2007 1h 35m DE
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★7.5TMDB · 10
Documentary
Synopsis
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At the Limit is a documentary about extreme climbing. In this sports documentary, Pepe Danquart shows brothers Thomas and Alexander Huber climbing in Patagonia and on the granite rock "El Capitan" in Yosemite Valley (USA). A key part of the film is their attempt at a speed ascent of the 1,000-meter-high route "The Nose," in which the two athletes aim to break the then speed record of 2:48:30 hours, set by Hans Florine and Yuji Hirayama in September 2002.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Alexander Huber
Self
Thomas Huber
Self
Dean Potter
Self
Chongo Chuck
Self
Tom Roher
Self
Stephan Siegrist
Self
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Pepe Danquart
- Writers
- Pepe Danquart
- Languages
- German, English
- Countries
- Austria, Germany
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, English.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: Austria, Germany.
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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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Directed by Pepe Danquart, shot by Max Reichel. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Mona Bräuer 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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Alexander Huber and Thomas Huber and Dean Potter carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0959282 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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The take
Pepe Danquart directs. Max Reichel behind the camera. Mona Bräuer cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Austria, Germany. Dialogue in German, English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 19 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, English.
- 3International production across 2 countries: Austria, Germany.
- 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 5Directed by Pepe Danquart, shot by Max Reichel. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Editor Mona Bräuer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Alexander Huber and Thomas Huber and Dean Potter carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt0959282 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 10Classified under 8 themes, including "extreme sports", "climbing", "patagonia, argentina", "yosemite".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Max Reichel
- Editing
- Mona Bräuer
- Sound
- Matz Müller
- Runtime
- 95 min · 1h 35m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- DE
Also by
Pepe Danquart
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Lotus-Film
AT
- QU
Quinte Film GmbH
DE
First Run Features
US
Hager Moss Film
DE
Key crew
- Sound DesignerMatz Müller
- EditorMona Bräuer
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- extreme sports
- climbing
- patagonia, argentina
- yosemite
- free climbing
- el capitan
- mountain documentary
- speed climbing
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2007-03-16
Also known as
International titles
- To the limitUS
