ScottP Posted February 28, 2002 Posted February 28, 2002 quote: Originally posted by MATT B: I have heard this is a good one. Any idea where I can find a copy? Years ago it was rentable at one of the Vertical Worlds. Other than that, check the Net I suppose. Quote
glacier_dup1 Posted February 28, 2002 Posted February 28, 2002 Solo - done about 1971 - some great non-PC direct aid on pins. The first film I ever saw on climbing - got me inspired to try it once I escaped the flatlands. I second the vote for 'The Mountain', as well. Quote
westernbackcountryskier Posted March 2, 2002 Posted March 2, 2002 quote: Originally posted by rr666: Mission impossible 2. I can't believe no one has mentioned this one yet. Tom Cruise is the best Hollywood climber around!! I heard Tom Cruise can climb around 5.11, and could quit hollywood and be a bold climber. Plus he's wearing 5.10 Ascent's in the movie, which are great shoes, that I went out and got after seeing that movie. Quote
Honkeydong Posted March 2, 2002 Posted March 2, 2002 The 1940's film "The White Tower." I only saw it once on Turner Classic Movies, but it had it *all*. Himalayan setting, Yeti, Swiss guide, manky piton placement, and the guy gets the girl too! No, it's not colorized. Bonus. Maybe Gary Cooper? Rex Harrison? Not sure. Quote
Maurice Posted March 2, 2002 Posted March 2, 2002 The best is so clearly "Banner in the Sky". You cannot beat Disney doing climbing and period style. Quote
allison Posted March 2, 2002 Posted March 2, 2002 My favorite "ridiculous prop" in a climbing movie has got to be the "bolt gun" Sly uses in C'hanger. If anyone hasn't seen it, Sly is leading up something (I can't remember if he has a belayer, but I'm guessing not), and every time he needs some fall protection, he uses his cordless drill to pop in a hanger and bolt, which is conveniently pre-attached to a QD and rope. Pretty handy stuff, if you ask me! Think of the places I could go with a setup like that. Dwayner, please hold your fire. [ 03-01-2002: Message edited by: allison ] Quote
ruddersbox Posted March 2, 2002 Posted March 2, 2002 Heidi gets my vote? It may not have the trick bolt gun, the comedy of Vert Limit, and the misery of 7 Years, but it does have some trekkin, a nice plot, and a whole lot of Alpen summit shots. Prost Neu Jahr! Quote
klenke Posted March 2, 2002 Posted March 2, 2002 Info for Honkeydong: "The White Tower"Release year: 1950Color or B&W: ColorFrom novel by: James Ramsey Ullman Scripted by: Paul JarricoDirected by: Ted TetzlaffSetting: French AlpsNotable actors: Glenn Ford, Claude Rains, Lloyd Bridges (all dead-men)Yeti: noRomance: yes Comment for Terrapin: "Eiger Sanction" best 'climbing' movie of all time? You must be joking. A better question would be: what's the worst climbing movie of all time? I usually avoid these like the plague, but I can aver that "Cliffhanger" was pretty bad, as was "K-2", which, incidentally, was not filmed at all in the Karakoram. Quote
klenke Posted March 2, 2002 Posted March 2, 2002 Info for IceIceBaby: It's not "Six Days One Summer" but "FIVE Days One Summer". Honest mistake.Release year: 1983Color or B&W: ColorDirector: Fred Zinnemann. Excellent director, which is too bad; movie should have been better.Story by: Kay Boyle Quote
Szyjakowski Posted March 3, 2002 Posted March 3, 2002 quote: Originally posted by MATT B: I have heard this is a good one. Any idea where I can find a copy? ILL sell you mine for one mIILLIon dollars Quote
TERRAPIN Posted March 3, 2002 Posted March 3, 2002 The Best Climbing movie of all time is the EIGER SANCTION w/ Clint Eastwood. You can get it at Trek Video in Fairhaven in the Eastwood section. Quote
roger_johnson Posted March 3, 2002 Posted March 3, 2002 The White Tower was filmed around Mt. Blanc and is supposed mto represent a unclimbed peak in neutral Switzerland during WW2. Lloyd Bridges plays a young hot shot nazi who climbs for the fatherland. It is a good representation of western impressions of nazi fanaticism. Much of which was supposedly carried out on the Eiger. The Rebuffat movies are by far the best treatment climbing has ever had! They are movie versions of his books: "Between Heaven and Earth", "Starlight and Storm" and "Neige Et Roc". Rebuffat came to the USA acouple of times in the early 70s and showed his films. They are spectacular! They rely upon the spiritual rewards of climbing for their grace. They also caught the beauty of the high Alps and the technical climbing is well done. Someone should get the rights to them and sell or show them. Quote
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