The read
Critics rate it 31 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 45m.
Synopsis
In 1966, John Harlin II died while attempting Europe's most difficult climb, the North Face of the Eiger in Switzerland. 40 years later, his son John Harlin III, an expert mountaineer and the editor of the American Alpine Journal, returns to attempt the same climb.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 31 points higher than audiences do.
6 audience votes
Key crew
- Stephen JudsonWriter
- Stephen VenablesWriter
- Stephen JudsonDirector
- Steve WoodOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Robert JasperSelf
- Daniela Jasper-KlindtSelf
- John Harlin IIISelf
- Michael GambonNarrator (voice)
- Adele HammondSelf
- Siena HarlinSelf
- Bruno MesserliSelf
- Adele HarlinSelf
- Adele SienaSelf
- Christine PielmeierSelf
- Edward WhymperSelf (related character)
- John HarlinSelf (related character)
Stills
Themes
switzerlandmountainclimbingmountain climbingalps mountainsmountaineeringshort film