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Scream of Stone (1991)

Scream of Stone (1991)

Drama Adventure

In this battle, there can be no winners

Release Date: 1991, October 3
Directors: Werner Herzog
Countries: Canada, Germany, France, Italy
Production: Sera Filmproduktions, Molécule, Films A2, Les Films Stock International, Lucky Red
Cast: Brad Dourif, Donald Sutherland, Mathilda May, Volker Prechtel, Al Waxman, Lautaro Murúa, Hans Kammerlander, Stefan Glowacz, Chavela Vargas, Georg Marischka, Gunilla Karlzen, Vittorio Mezzogiorno

Overview:

A meeting of two world famous climbers, one an experienced mountaineer the other a sport climber, and a journalist (Ivan) results in a bet on which of the two is the best climber. Roger (the mountaineering expert) states that Martin (the sport climber) wouldn't survive a day on a 'real' climbing expedition, although he is considered to be the world's best sport climber (having just won an indoor 'world championship,' an event depicted in the opening scene). They plan to climb 'Cerro Torre,' in the Patagonia region of South America, near the Argentinian/Chilean border, one of the world's most difficult mountains, especially considering the extreme weather conditions common to the area.

Keywords:

climbing mountain mountaineer