The Beckoning Silence

Name: The Beckoning Silence
Genre: Drama
Released: 2007-10-22
Duration: 1 h 13 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Roger Schäli, Simon Anthamatten, Andreas Abegglen

TV Movie
2007
PG
1h 13m

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7.4/10

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Drama

After a mountain climber's severe injuries and near-death accident, he's told he'll never climb again. His recovery left him to confront the question: why, after coming so close to death, di... Read allAfter a mountain climber's severe injuries and near-death accident, he's told he'll never climb again. His recovery left him to confront the question: why, after coming so close to death, did he feel compelled to continue climbing?After a mountain climber's severe injuries and near-death accident, he's told he'll never climb again. His recovery left him to confront the question: why, after coming so close to death, did he feel compelled to continue climbing?

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IMDb RATING

7.4/10

1.4K

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Goofs
In the reenactment of the "traverse" between the Rote Fluh and the First Ice Field, numerous modern bolts can be seen in the rock.

Quotes
Joe Simpson: This mountain, it's quite addictive. I've made six attempts on the face and got bad weather every single time. But it calls you. It... You know, I sort of had this phrase,'The Beckoning silence of great height' and what I was meaning by that was when you stand on the edge of a great drop, it's very difficult not to be absolutely staggered by it. When you look at a face like that and you're a mountaineer, you just want to go up there and play games on it.

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Follows Touching the Void (2003)

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Featured review

10/10

Astonishing realism

As someone who has read several accounts of Eiger climbs and the Toni Kurtz episode in particular, this documentary is stunning in its realistic depiction of the circumstances and events. Apparently filmed on the actual terrain, and at times in similar conditions, it is is interspersed with footage and commentary by Simpson as he tours the exact places (in good weather and with modern equipment).