Chasing the Line
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Barely 22, Franz Klammer finds himself at the “eye of the storm” when he shows up for the men’s downhill competition at the 1976 Winter Olympic Games. Since the previous season the charismatic newcomer has won virtually every race. The pressure from the media and the public and the hopes of an entire nation are off the scales. His sponsor is pushing him to switch equipment right before the competition, the weather is getting steadily worse, and his toughest rivals know that Franz has to do better than just a flawless run. Franz senses that he has to find his own path and that only the love of his life can give him the strength to do that. This is the most important race of his life in which he skis a line that nobody even thought was possible and which will make him to this day a legend in the sport of downhill skiing.
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Cast
29 people
Julian Waldner
Franz Klammer
Also in
Walking on Sunshine
Steirergift
Valerie Huber
Eva Klammer
Known for
Kitz
Whiskey Cavalier
Wiltrud Schreiner
Selma Sturmberger
Also in
Frozen Lake
SOKO Linz
Fabian Schiffkorn
Helmut Langwallner
Also in
Das Mädchen aus dem Bergsee
Die Lederhosenaffäre
Harry Lampl
Heinz Prüller
Known for
Eismayer
Noah L. Perktold
Werner Grissmann
Also in
Above the World
3Freunde2Feinde
Wolfgang Oliver
Charly Kahr
Known for
A Whole Life
Doris Dexl
Mutter von Franz
Also in
The Perfect Miss
Waidmannsdank
Arnold Dörfler
Vater von Franz
Also in
Waidmannsdank
Marii Weichsler
Barbara Klammer
Known for
The Scary House
Robert Reinagl
Pepi Fischer
Known for
Woman of the Dead
Vienna Blood
Markus Zett
Michael Kuhn
Also in
Ein bisschen bleiben wir noch
Frozen Lake
Andreas Schmied Director · Elisabeth Schmied Writer Andreas Thalhammer Cinematographer
First release September 27, 2021 · Produced in Austria · Production Samsara Filmproduktion, Sabotage Films
Production
Epo-Film
Production
Samsara Filmproduktion
Production
Sabotage Films
Production
Austria
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Languages
Original title
Klammer
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Switzerland · September 27, 2021
Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
Austria · October 28, 2021
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
May 25, 2022 · Premiere · German Film Festival
Austria
February 5, 2022 · TV · ORF 2
Brazil
May 15, 2024 · Digital
Czechia
December 1, 2022 · Theatrical
Germany
February 18, 2022 · Theatrical
Russia
March 4, 2022 · Digital
Slovakia
February 7, 2026 · TV · JOJ PLUS
Spain
December 27, 2023 · Theatrical
Ukraine
May 15, 2025 · Theatrical
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