North Face

North Face

A true story

2008•2h 6m•7.2/10

AdventureDramaActionHistoryThriller

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.2/10(303)

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.

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Production

Dor Film-West, Majestic Filmproduktion, Lunaris Film, MedienKontor Movie GmbH, Triluna Film AG, ARD

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Benno Fürmann

Benno Fürmann

Toni Kurz

Florian Lukas

Florian Lukas

Andreas Hinterstoisser

Johanna Wokalek

Johanna Wokalek

Luise Fellner

Georg Friedrich

Georg Friedrich

Edi Rainer

Simon Schwarz

Simon Schwarz

Willy Angerer

Ulrich Tukur

Ulrich Tukur

Henry Arau

Erwin Steinhauer

Emil Landauer

Branko Samarovski

Branko Samarovski

Albert von Allmen

Petra Morzé

Petra Morzé

Elisabeth Landauer

Hanspeter Müller

Hanspeter Müller

Schlunegger

Peter Zumstein

Adolf Rubi

Martin Schick

Martin Schick

Christian Rubi

Erni Mangold

Erni Mangold

Grossmutter Kurz

Johannes Thanheiser

Johannes Thanheiser

Grossvater Kurz

Arnd Schimkat

Arnd Schimkat

Hotelbesitzer

Klaus Ofczarek

Klaus Ofczarek

Redaktionsleiter

Martin Brambach

Martin Brambach

Redakteur Henze

Peter Faerber

Peter Faerber

Spiess

Tobias Ofenbauer

Tobias Ofenbauer

Reporter

Hartmut Scheyhing

Reporter

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