The Alps (film)

This article deals with the Swiss documentary from 2007. For the German documentary of the same name from 2013, see The Alps - Our Mountains from Above .

Movie
German title	The Alps
Original title	The Alps
Country of production	Switzerland
Publishing year	2007
length	45 minutes
Age rating	JMK 6
Rod
Director	Stephen Judson
script	Stephen Judson
production	Anne Marie Hammers
music	Andrew DeCristofaro
camera	Michael Brown Jochen Schmoll
cut	Mona Bräuer
occupation
Michael Gambon (narrator) John Harlin III

Die Alpen is a documentary film shot for IMAX cinemas about the ascent of the north face of the Eiger by John Harlin III, the son of mountaineer John Harlin, who died there in 1966 .

content

The American John Harlin III is returning to Switzerland after around 40 years , where he spent part of his childhood to climb the north face of the Eiger and learn about the death of his father, the mountaineer John Harlin, in 1966 get over this wall. He is supported by the mountain guide Robert Jasper . Irish actor Michael Gambon acts as the narrator of the film . Although the focus of the film is on the spectacular shots of the north face and its surroundings, it also shows excerpts from the childhood of John Harlin III.

Awards

The film won the 2007 Film Achievement Awards in the categories “Best Cinematography” and “Special Achievement in Filmmaking”.

Web links

• The Alps in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Age rating for The Alps . Youth Media Commission .
2. ^ Website of John Harlin III
3. ↑ Eiger north face - on the heavenly ladder . In: Der Spiegel . No. 14 , 1966 ( online report about the ascent of the north face of the Eiger by John Harlin).