| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 127 minutes) : digital, .flv file, sound |
| Playing Time |
Playing time: 54 min. |
| Note |
In Process Record. |
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Title from title frames. |
| Performer |
Features: Benno Furmann, Johanna Wokalek, Ulrich Tukur |
| Event |
Originally produced by Music Box Films in 2008. |
| Summary |
Based on a true story, North Face is a suspenseful adventure film about a competition to climb the most dangerous rock face in the Alps. Set in 1936, as Nazi propaganda urges the nation's Alpinists to conquer the unclimbed north face of the Swiss massif - the Eiger - two reluctant German climbers begin their daring ascent. Winner! German Film Critics Awards 2009 - Best ScreenplayWinner! German Film Critics Awards 2009 - Best CinematographyWinner! German Film Awards 2009 - Best Sound DesignWinner! German Film Awards 2009 - Best Cinematography 4 Stars! One of the best mountain climbing movies ever made - Seattle Times Critic's Pick! A transfixing life-and-death adventure tale. - The New York Times |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Indexed Term |
European/Baltic Studies |
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Foreign Language Film |
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German Studies |
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Movies |
| Added Author |
Stolzl, Phillip, filmmaker
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Kanopy (Firm)
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| Music No. |
1140243 Kanopy |
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