Germany / Switzerland / Austria,
2008, 121 min
Directed by:
Philipp StölzlCinematography:
Kolja BrandtComposer:
Christian KolonovitsCast:
Benno Fürmann, Florian Lukas, Johanna Wokalek, Georg Friedrich, Simon Schwarz, Ulrich Tukur, Erwin Steinhauer, Hanspeter Müller, Erni Mangold (more)Plots(1)
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. (official distributor synopsis)
Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
German Film Awards
- 2009 - Kolja Brandt (Best Cinematography)
- 2009 - Christian Bischoff, Guido Zettier, Heinz Ebner, Tschangis Chahrokh (Best Sound Design)
- 2009 - Udo Kramer (Best Production Design)