North Face German Nordwand is a 2008 German historical fiction film directed by Philipp Stlzl and starring Benno Frmann, Florian Lukas, Johanna Wokalek, and Ulrich Tukur. Based on a famous 1936 attempt to climb the Eiger north face, the film is about two German climbers involved in a competition to climb the most dangerous rock face in the Alps.
After a successful theatrical run in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria, the film was released in several nonGerman speaking countries including the United States, United Kingdom, Italy, and Japan from 20092010, receiving favorable reviews throughout.
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