Two guys named Tiger and Simmi try not to die on a murder mountain. What could go wrong?
Conquering the 1,800-meter-high north face of the Eiger is a test of endurance for mountaineers. Tiger and Simmi have also set their sights on this tour.
Cinematography
Gloomy 16mm mountain footage that feels genuinely dangerous.
Acting
Hans Brenner's slow unraveling as Tiger.
Director
Dieter Wedel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Eiger North Face was called 'Mordwand' (murder wall) in postwar Germany; this TV movie rode a wave of national obsession with heroic failure.
Dieter Wedel later became infamous for Germany's biggest TV directing scandal—making this early work oddly prophetic about hubris.
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