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Drama / Romantic Drama
Beyond the rocks
Sam Wood (1922)
Theodora, a young and penniless aristocrat, marries a much older man, self-made millionaire grocer Josiah Brown, so that her father and spinster sisters can live comfortably. The couple honeymoon in the Alps. Rich American widow Jane McBride persuades the young bride to accompany her on a climbing excursion. Theodora slips and dangles precariously by her safety line over a cliff. She is rescued by Hector Bracondale, a young playboy and Theodora falls in love with him. She must choose between love and duty, and then Josiah and Hector must make choices of their own. The film was long considered lost but a nitrate print was discovered in the Netherlands in 2003.- 1922
- USA
- 80 min
Theodora, a young and penniless aristocrat, marries a much older man, self-made millionaire grocer Josiah Brown, so that her father and spinster sisters can live comfortably. The couple honeymoon in the Alps. Rich American widow Jane McBride persuades the young bride to accompany her on a climbing excursion. Theodora slips and dangles precariously by her safety line over a cliff. She is rescued by Hector Bracondale, a young playboy and Theodora falls in love with him. She must choose between love and duty, and then Josiah and Hector must make choices of their own. The film was long considered lost but a nitrate print was discovered in the Netherlands in 2003.Climbing locations
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Drama / Romantic Drama
A Romance of Wastdale
Maurice Elvey (1921)
David Gordon is in love and engaged to be married to Kate Nugent. But the sinister figure of Austen Hawke, Gordon's rival, threatens to eclipse the wedding and wreck Gordon's one chance of true happiness. Gordon will throw Austen over a cliff in a climbing excursion in the Scafell Pike area, but finally he will find all was a dream. A vintage love story and a tale of blackmail based on A.E.W. Mason’s book. The film was produced by Stoll Pictures, Britain's biggest studio of the silent era and features Milton Rosmer.- 1921
- UK
- 40 min
David Gordon is in love and engaged to be married to Kate Nugent. But the sinister figure of Austen Hawke, Gordon's rival, threatens to eclipse the wedding and wreck Gordon's one chance of true happiness. Gordon will throw Austen over a cliff in a climbing excursion in the Scafell Pike area, but finally he will find all was a dream. A vintage love story and a tale of blackmail based on A.E.W. Mason’s book. The film was produced by Stoll Pictures, Britain's biggest studio of the silent era and features Milton Rosmer.Climbing locations
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Drama / Romantic Drama
Hoshi to arashi
Masanobu Deme (1976)
Kashiwazaki Shinichi is a member of the university mountain club. His dream is to climb mountains all over the world. He aims climbing the Eiger north face. But his family and his father specially, who works for the Tokyo Fire Department, does not understand his passion for the mountains. Althought there are many mountaineering elements in the story, this is a youth story more focused on parent and child conflict and reconciliation.- 1976
- Japan
- 97 min
Kashiwazaki Shinichi is a member of the university mountain club. His dream is to climb mountains all over the world. He aims climbing the Eiger north face. But his family and his father specially, who works for the Tokyo Fire Department, does not understand his passion for the mountains. Althought there are many mountaineering elements in the story, this is a youth story more focused on parent and child conflict and reconciliation.Climbing locations