The Beckoning Silence
Release Date: 2007-10-22
Rating : 7.5/10
Duration : 73 minutes
Genres : Documentary, Action, Drama
Director : Louise Osmond
Writer :
In The Beckoning Silence, Joe Simpson, whose amazing battle for survival featured in the multi-award winning "Touching the Void", travels to the treacherous North Face of the Eiger to tell the story of one of mountaineering's most epic tragedies. As a child, it was this story and that of one of the climbers in particular, that first captured Simpson's imagination and inspired him to take up mountaineering.
Cast
Andreas Abegglen
Simon Anthamatten
Cyrille Berthod
Steven Mackintosh
Roger Schäli
Joe Simpson