The Climb

The Climb

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 11, 1998

Runtime

1h 34m

Genres

Drama

User Score

69%

Original Title

The Climb

Production Companies

Ellipse Programme, Isambard Productions Ltd.

Director

Bob Swaim

Description

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.