The Climb (1998)
1h 34m
Running Time
March 11, 1998Release Date
Plot.
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 & Crew.

John Hurt
Chuck Langer

Gregory Smith
Danny Himes

David Strathairn
Earl Himes

Stephen McHattie
Jack McLaskin

Seth Smith
Andy Sweeney

Sarah Buxton
Ruth Langer

Marla Sokoloff
Leslie Himes

Matthew Ness
Wayne Barto

Michael Saccente
Ed Langer

Tina Regtien
Eileen Barto

Oliver Hodges
Tommy Sweeney

Michael Galvin
Father Cronin

Nigel Godfrey
Langer's Doctor

Dave Perrett
Joe Grace

Mark McClafferty
Producer

Peter Rowley
Rules Rhodes

Richard Cox
Storeman

Tom Parkinson
Producer

Gréco Casadesus
Composer

Vince McKewin
Writer

Allen Guilford
Cinematographer

Bob Swaim
Director

Kim Sinclair
Production Design

Kristen Wilson
Set Dressing Artist

Marie-Sophie Dubus
Editor

Karen Margiotta
CastingDirector

Mary Margiotta
CastingDirector

Michael Fisher
Associate Producer

Štěpán Koníček
Conductor

Alain Contreault
Foley Mixer

Alan Robinson
First Assistant Director

Adam Clark
Clapper Loader
Details.
Wiki.
The Climb is a 1999 dramatic film directed by Bob Swaim starring John Hurt, Gregory Smith, David Strathairn, and Marla Sokoloff. An unlikely pair develops a relationship in search of freedom from the inequities and colliding with the inevitabilities of life. It was re-released on DVD 21 August 2007.
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