Film

The Climb

1998 · 1h 34m · Drama

IMDb

6.8

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.

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

Peter Rowley

Rules Rhodes

Richard Cox

Storeman

• Bob SwaimDirector
• Vince McKewinWriter
• Marie-Sophie DubusEditor

Release date

March 11, 1998

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 34m

Genres

Drama