The Climb
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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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Cast
16 people
John Hurt
Chuck Langer
Known for
Alien
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Gregory Smith
Danny Himes
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David Strathairn
Earl Himes
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Stephen McHattie
Jack McLaskin
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Pontypool
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Seth Smith
Andy Sweeney
Known for
Home Alone 3
Jack
Sarah Buxton
Ruth Langer
Known for
Nightmare Beach
Today You Die
Marla Sokoloff
Leslie Himes
Known for
Dude, Where's My Car?
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Matthew Ness
Wayne Barto
Also in
The Paper Brigade
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Michael Saccente
Ed Langer
Known for
M3GAN
Boogeyman
Tina Regtien
Eileen Barto
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Braindead
Bread & Roses
Oliver Hodges
Tommy Sweeney
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Michael Galvin
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Bob Swaim Director · Vince McKewin Writer Marie-Sophie Dubus Editor
United States release February 18, 1999 · Produced in New Zealand, Canada, France · Production Isambard Productions Ltd.
Production
Ellipse Programme
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Isambard Productions Ltd.
Production
New Zealand · Canada · France
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · March 11, 1998
Theatrical
United States · February 18, 1999
Theatrical
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