Where was nordwand filmed?

the Bernese Oberland
The shooting of Nordwand started in 2006 in the Bernese Oberland using real-life alpinists as stunt doubles to capture frequently impressive shots of the ascent of the Eiger. From the beginning, a team of the Bavarian television accompanied the film crew to produce a documentary on how the film was made.

What is the movie North Face about?

Based on a true story, North Face is a suspenseful adventure film about a competition to climb the most dangerous rock face in the Alps. 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.
North Face/Film synopsis

Who dies in North Face movie?

Four climbers, two from Austria and two from Germany, attempt to climb the North Face of Eiger in 1936. All of them die during the attempt, including Toni Kurz, who in the end dies a few meters from his rescuers, dangling from a rope.

Which Swiss mountain is known as the nordwand?

the Eiger
The most notable feature of the Eiger is its nearly 1,800-metre-high (5,900 ft) north face of rock and ice, named Eiger-Nordwand, Eigerwand or just Nordwand, which is the biggest north face in the Alps.

Is the North Face movie in English?

English
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North Face/Languages

Did Clint Eastwood climb the Eiger?

The Eiger Sanction is a 1975 American action thriller film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood. Eastwood did his own climbing and stuntwork under dangerous conditions. Twenty-six-year-old British climber David Knowles died on the Eiger during the production. The film score was composed by John Williams.

Is the Eiger a mountain in Germany?

The Eiger is a 3,967-metre (13,015 ft) mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen in the Bernese Oberland of Switzerland, just north of the main watershed and border with Valais. …

Is Mount Eiger in France?