The Climb

The Climb

Infobox Film
name = The Climb


caption = DVD Cover Art for "The Climb" Re-Release
director = Bob Swaim
producer = Executive Producers
Robert Rea
Mark McClafferty
Producers
Mark McClafferty
Pamela Edwards McClafferty
Tom Parkinson
writer = Vince McKewin
starring = John Hurt
Gregory Smith
David Strathairn
Stephen McHattie
Seth Smith
Sarah Buxton
Marla Sokoloff
Matthew Ness
music = Gréco Casadesus
cinematography = Allen Guilford
editing = Marie Sophie Dubus
distributor = Spellbound Pictures
released = 1999
runtime = 94 min.
language = English
budget = $US6 million
imdb_id = 0118865

"The Climb" is a film directed by Bob Swaim and starring John Hurt, Gregory Smith, David Strathairn, Marla Sokoloff, and Sarah Buxton. The film was re-released on DVD August 21, 2007.

Plot synopsis

John Langer, (John Hurt) a crusty old civic engineer, has an arsenal full of memories. With irreverent wit, he rattles on, in his irascible humorous style, burning his spicy stories into the imagination of a young neighbor kid, Danny Himes (Gregory Smith). Danny is a gifted, spirited athlete with something to prove. Worldly, old man Langer has turned his back on proving anything at all.

Old man Langer and Danny seem an unlikely pair. Their relationship turns from young caregiver/caretaker to student/mentor to comrades on a quest to free themselves individually from life’s inequities and inevitabilities.

It’s post WWII. Danny’s father, Earl, (David Strathairn) did not serve in the military and is considered a coward. Danny excels to overcome his father’s reputation while Earl is actually more a man than the town knows.

“You don’t smoke, you don’t drink, and you don’t screw. What kind of man are you anyway?” old man Langer asks Danny. The more appropriate question is: “What kind of men are they?”

Cast

Awards

The Unicef Award - Berlin German
Winner of the Jury Grand Prix - Vienna Film Festival
Pierrot D'or Grand Prix - Pierrot Gourmand Film Festival
Special Mention - Montreal Film Festival
The Prix du Public - Giffoni Film Festival
Best Picture - New Zealand Film Award
Official Viewer's Choice - Temecula Valley Intern'l Film Festival
Best Action Adventure - Houston Film Festival
Best Action Adventure - Flagstaff Film Festival

External links

* [http://www.spellboundpictures.com/theclimb/ The Climb - The Official DVD Site]
*imdb title | id=0118865 | title=The Climb


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