The Beckoning Silence
October 22, 2007
Overview
In The Beckoning Silence, Joe Simpson, whose amazing battle for survival featured in the multi-award winning "Touching the Void", travels to the treacherous North Face of the Eiger to tell the story of one of mountaineering's most epic tragedies. As a child, it was this story and that of one...More
In The Beckoning Silence, Joe Simpson, whose amazing battle for survival featured in the multi-award winning "Touching the Void", travels to the treacherous North Face of the Eiger to tell the story of one of mountaineering's most epic tragedies. As a child, it was this story and that of one of the climbers in particular, that first captured Simpson's imagination and inspired him to take up mountaineering.
Cast and crew
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LO
Louise Osmond
Director
AA
Andreas Abegglen
Willy Angerer
SA
Simon Anthamatten
Andreas Hinterstoisser
CB
Cyrille Berthod
Edi Rainier
Steven Mackintosh
Narrator
RS
Roger Schäli
Toni Kurz
JS
Joe Simpson
Self