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The Climb (1998)

The Climb (1998)

Drama
Release Date: 1998, March 11
Directors: Bob Swaim
Countries: Canada, France, New Zealand
Production: Ellipse Programme, Isambard Productions Ltd.
Cast: David Strathairn, John Hurt, Michael Saccente, Stephen McHattie, Gregory Smith, Seth Smith, Peter Rowley, Marla Sokoloff, Tina Regtien, Sarah Buxton, Richard Cox, Nigel Godfrey

Overview:

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.