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Name: North Face
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, Sport
Released: 2010-01-29
Duration: 126 min
Cast: Johanna Wokalek, Benno Fürmann, Florian Lukas

Release, runtime and language: 2010 · 126 min · French; #21,293 11
Directed by: Philipp Stölzl
Starring: Johanna Wokalek, Benno Fürmann, Florian Lukas

In 1936, two skilled mountaineers, one German and one Austrian, driven by ambition and national pride, attempt a perilous climb of the Eiger’s formidable North Face in Switzerland. Battling the extreme conditions and sheer verticality of the mountain, they push their limits in a test of courage and endurance against the raw power of the Alps. The ascent proves to be a dangerous and ultimately tragic undertaking.

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