The Beckoning Silence
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2007-10-22
Runtime: 73 mins
Director: Louise Osmond
Spoken language: Deutsch, English
Genres: Documentary, Action, Drama
Original title: The Beckoning Silence
Production Companies: DSP
Production Countries: United Kingdom
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