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Docudrama / Chronicle
- 2000
- Germany
- 43 min
The two young Allgäu climbers Holger Wendel and Thomas Burger enter the infamous Eiger North Wall without informing anyone. A sudden fall in the weather in the middle of the wall puts them in an icy inferno: lightning, avalanches and cold. On a small heel, they wait nine days for the ever-closer death. Gerhard Baur, who accidentally discovers the tent of the two mountaineers left at the foot of the wall, sets a rescue operation in motion, as if by a miracle both survive. In his film, Baur reconstructs the real events.Climbing locations
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Docudrama / Historical
Eiger Nordwand - Schauplatz der Tragödien
- 1999
- Germany
- 59 min
Eiger Nordwand - Schauplatz der Tragödien is a docudrama about alpinism that takes place in Eiger. It was directed by Gerhard Baur in 1999 and produced by Gerhard Baur Films. It features Stephan Siegrist, Daniel Anker, Willi Klimek, Franz Seeberger, Erich Lackner, James Skone and others.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Historical
- 2012
- Austria
- 53 min
Eiger - Die wand der wände is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Eiger. It was directed by Gerald Salmina in 2012 and produced by Bluebird Film. It is a part of the series Bergwelten. It features Robert Jasper, Roger Schäli, John Harlin III, Rainer Rettner, Chris Bonington, Adolf Rubi and others.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Historical
- 2013
- Austria
- 43 min
Die Eiger Nordwand is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Eiger. It was directed by Gerald Salmina in 2013 and produced by Bluebird Film. It is a part of the series Die dunkle seite der Alpen (1/6). It features Robert Jasper, Roger Schäli, John Harlin III, Rainer Rettner, Chris Bonington, Adolf Rubi and others.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Historical
- 1988
- Germany
- 45 min
Die Mordwand is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Eiger. It was directed by Manfred Pessel in 1988 and produced by HR. It features Heinrich Harrer, Willi Klimek, Franz Seeberger, Erich Lackner, James Skone, Anderl Heckmair and others.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Climbing Journal
- 1936
- Switzerland
- 60 min
Die Eiger-Nordwand is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Eiger. It was directed by Max Herrmann in 1936. It features Fritz Steuri, Arnold Glatthard, Ludwig Gramminger and E. O. Stauffer.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Historical
- 2007
- UK
- 75 min
Joe Simpson, whose battle for survival featured in 'Touching the Void', travels to the Eiger to tell the story of one of mountaineering's most epic tragedies. Toni Kurz was a brilliant mountaineer who in 1936 tried to be the first to conquer the north face of the Eiger. The climb started well, but disaster struck and Kurz's climbing colleagues were killed, leaving him alone and fighting for his life. The Beckoning Silence recounts Kurz's heroic battle for survival but it also forces Simpson to confront some fundamental questions of his own. Why continue climbing when you have come so close to oblivion?Climbing locations
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Documentary / Chronicle
- 1983
- UK
- 52 min
Welsh mountaineer Eric Jones' ultimate dream is to climb the notorious North Face of the Eiger alone. Filming Eric Jones on his solo climb was a great challenge to cameraman Leo Dickinson, who had to be lowered from a helicopter to Death Bivouac, high on the mountain to capture Eric's progress on film. Leo Dickinson's film showed the scale of the achievement by seeing Eric Jones in his tiny perspective, a mere speck, against the magnitude of the mountain. The film also traces the history of the North Face including the early pre-war attempts that gave the mountain its notorious reputation. The climax of the film recreates John Harlin's 5000ft fall during the historic winter ascent of the Eiger Direct in 1966.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Historical
- 2010
- UK
- 60 min
The history of one of the world's most challenging mountains, the Eiger, and its infamous north face. Drawing on rich archive footage, amazing time-lapse photography, stunning cinematography and dramatic narrative, this film captures the essence of the Eiger and its unique personality. Interviews with mountaineering greats Sir Chris Bonington, Ueli Steck, Stephen Venables and Andy Cave are combined with a contemporary journey up the North Face by top British climbers Kenton Cool and Neil Brodie.Climbing locations
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Docudrama / Recreation
Die Eiger-Nordwand Tragödie 1936
- 1981
- Germany
- 91 min
In 1936, in the Alps, only the Eiger North Wall still had to be climbed. Standing 1800 metres high, it was certainly the highest but also the most dangerous and difficult of the big inviolate walls. In 1935, two Bavarian alpinists from Munich lost their lives trying to reach the top. In 1936, two German soldiers, Toni Kurz and Andreas Interstoisser, made an attempt despite their commander's order not to do so. The attempt turned into a tragedy in which, not only the two Germans lost their lives, but also two Austrian companions who had joined them by chance.Climbing locations
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Drama / Mountain Drama
- 2008
- Germany
- 121 min
Germany, summer 1936: Toni and Andi, friends since childhood, are particularly attracted to one mountain: the Eiger. Its north face, also known as 'the death face', has not yet been conquered. During their preparations, they encounter Luise, the first woman Toni ever loved. Now a journalist, she has arrived to cover their attempt, along with the loyal Nazi reporter Arau. On the face the two men meet the Austrians Willi and Edi. Then things spin out of control for the climbers: the weather changes, and Willy is injured. A race against time and the forces of nature is set in motion. Recreation of the drama of Toni Kurz and Andreas Hinterstoisser on the Eiger in 1936.Climbing locations
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