The Climb
1997·France·98 min.
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Baltimore, 1959. Danny Hines is a 12-year-old kid obsessed with proving his bravery. His widower dad Earl didn't serve in World War II or the Korean War, and everyone in the neighborhood thinks that he was a coward. Mr. Langer is an ill-tempered, hard-drinking crusty old civic engineer. His spicy memories and irreverent wit burn the imagination of Danny. The kid is determined to reach the highest point of the town, a 203-foot radio tower soon to be demolished. Despite the danger, Danny feels that climbing the tower would prove once and for all that his father is not the war-dodger he's reputed to be, and that Danny himself is not one to be bullied.
DirectorBob Swaim
ScreenwriterVince McKewin
MusicGréco Casadesus
CinematographyAllen Guilford
CastJohn Hurt·Gregory Smith·David Strathairn·Stephen McHattie·Sarah Buxton·Marla Sokoloff·Seth Smith
Original titleThe Climb