North Face
Oct 23 2008
•2h 6m
•Adventure, Drama, Action, History, Thriller
North Face tells the story of two German climbers Toni Kurz and Andreas Hinterstoisser and their attempt to scale the deadly North Face of the Eiger.
Cast
See allBenno Fürmann
Toni Kurz
Florian Lukas
Andreas Hinterstoisser
Johanna Wokalek
Luise Fellner
Georg Friedrich
Edi Rainer
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