Directed by:
Philipp StölzlCinematography:
Kolja BrandtComposer:
Christian KolonovitsCast:
Benno Fürmann, Florian Lukas, Johanna Wokalek, Georg Friedrich, Simon Schwarz, Ulrich Tukur, Erwin Steinhauer, Hanspeter Müller, Erni Mangold (more)Plots(1)
Set in 1936, as Nazi propaganda urges the nation s Alpinists to conquer the unclimbed north face of the Swiss massif the Eiger two reluctant German climbers begin their daring ascent. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Benno Fürmann](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/737/166737725_6946b7.jpg)
Benno Fürmann
West Germany
Best movies:
North Face (2008)
Merry Christmas (2005)
The Princess and the Warrior (2000)
![Florian Lukas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/169/042/169042872_j5me4z.jpg)
Florian Lukas
East Germany
Best movies:
North Face (2008)
When We Leave (2010)
Into the White (2012)
![Johanna Wokalek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/931/160931098_a00d17.jpg)
Johanna Wokalek
West Germany
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
North Face (2008)
Die Kirschenkönigin (2004) (series)
![Georg Friedrich](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/720/166720750_54d052.jpg)
Georg Friedrich
Austria
Best movies:
North Face (2008)
The Seventh Continent (1989)
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance (1994)
![Simon Schwarz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/537/167537122_lu0ahd.jpg)
Simon Schwarz
Austria
Best movies:
North Face (2008)
Come Sweet Death (2000)
Protector (2009)
![Ulrich Tukur](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/658/160658180_ff7549.jpg)
Ulrich Tukur
West Germany
Best movies:
The Lives of Others (2006)
North Face (2008)
The White Rose (1982)
![Erwin Steinhauer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/143/058/143058917_7f1606.jpg)
Erwin Steinhauer
Austria
Best movies:
Holocaust (1978) (series)
North Face (2008)
Das ewige Lied (1997) (TV movie)
![Hanspeter Müller](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/360/159360288_4ce7e1.jpg)
Hanspeter Müller
Switzerland
Best movies:
North Face (2008)
The Foster Boy (2011)
Benny's Video (1992)
![Erni Mangold](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/143/158143749_0acf64.jpg)
Erni Mangold
Austria
Best movies:
Before Sunrise (1995)
North Face (2008)
I Only Want You to Love Me (1976) (TV movie)
![Martin Brambach](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/761/168761275_84fug5.jpg)
Martin Brambach
East Germany
Best movies:
The Lives of Others (2006)
Comedian Harmonists (1997)
The Reader (2008)
![Branko Samarovski](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/585/159585337_4f2c42.jpg)
Branko Samarovski
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
North Face (2008)
The White Ribbon (2009)
Die Rebellion (1993) (TV movie)
![Klaus Ofczarek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/590/159590985_361ef9.jpg)
Klaus Ofczarek
Austria
Best movies:
North Face (2008)
Tehran Taboo (2017)
God´s mighty servant (2011) (TV movie)
Arnd Schimkat
Best movies:
North Face (2008)
Almanya: Welcome to Germany (2011)
Vaterfreuden (2014)
![Traute Hoess](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/038/160038887_8c5311.jpg)
Traute Hoess
West Germany
Best movies:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
North Face (2008)
Sun Alley (1999)
![Peter Faerber](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/501/166501497_ff710c.jpg)
Peter Faerber
Austria
Best movies:
North Face (2008)
Uprising (2001) (TV movie)
Der Clan - Die Geschichte der Familie Wagner (2013) (TV movie)
![Gerhard Greiner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/895/168895156_tmh395.jpg)
Gerhard Greiner
Austria
Best movies:
North Face (2008)
The Best of All Worlds (2017)
Die Toten vom Bodensee (2014) (series)
![Johannes Thanheiser](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/364/161364080_84df1d.jpg)
Johannes Thanheiser
Austria
Best movies:
North Face (2008)
Das ewige Lied (1997) (TV movie)
Das jüngste Gericht (2008) (TV movie)
Tobias Ofenbauer
Austria
Best movies:
North Face (2008)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Die Bergretter (2009) (series)
Marcus Hauser
Austria
Best movies:
North Face (2008)
Forever Never Anywhere (2007)
Maximilian Pfnür
Best movies:
North Face (2008)