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The Climb

19981h 34m7.1/ 10 · TMDB · 9 votes
Drama

Baltimore, 1959. Danny's dad is the only man in the neighborhood who didn't fight in World War II. Danny, who's 12, gets teased and folks make nasty cracks about cowards. An old radio tower on a nearby hill is about to be torn down, and Danny decides to climb it to prove his courage. Help comes from an aging neighbor, Old Man Langer, a former construction foreman who's dying of cancer and wants Danny to help him commit suicide. Langer rigs pulleys and weights to help the lad make the climb. Meanwhile, an aggressive and angry neighbor (an army vet) regularly gets drunk and shoots off his rifle, and Danny's dad must confront him. It all comes to a head one stormy night.

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Directed by Bob Swaim

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Ansh Kapoor

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The people behind the story

John Hurt
John Hurt

Chuck Langer

Gregory Smith
Gregory Smith

Danny Himes

David Strathairn
David Strathairn

Earl Himes

Stephen McHattie
Stephen McHattie

Jack McLaskin

Seth Smith

Andy Sweeney

Sarah Buxton
Sarah Buxton

Ruth Langer

Marla Sokoloff
Marla Sokoloff

Leslie Himes

Matthew Ness

Wayne Barto

Michael Saccente
Michael Saccente

Ed Langer

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Film details

Released11 Mar 1998
Original languageEnglish
CountriesNew Zealand, Canada, France
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