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North Face
North Face

North Face

A true story

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AdventureDramaActionHistoryThriller

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$6815056

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

126 mins

Rating

7.203/10

Release Date

23 October 2008

Country

Austria

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

Erwin Steinhauer

Emil Landauer

Branko Samarovski

Branko Samarovski

Albert von Allmen

Petra Morzé

Petra Morzé

Elisabeth Landauer

Hanspeter Müller

Hanspeter Müller

Schlunegger

Peter Zumstein

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

Hartmut Scheyhing

Reporter

Maximilian Pfnür

Maximilian Pfnür

Wache

Gerhard Greiner

Gerhard Greiner

SS Mann Erlberger

Hassan Athman

Hassan Athman

Jazzmusiker

Nero Pietra

Nero Pietra

Italienische Seilshaft

Stefan Steurer

Stefan Steurer

Italienische Seilshaft

Mark Geisseler

Mark Geisseler

Französische Selilshaft

Matthias Roduner

Matthias Roduner

Französische Selilshaft

Traute Hoess

Traute Hoess

Anna Fellner (uncredited)

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