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The Climb

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Original title

The Climb

Year

1997

Running time

98 min.

Country

France

Director

Bob Swaim

Screenwriter

Vince McKewin

Cast

Music

Gréco Casadesus

Cinematography

Allen Guilford

Producer

Ellipse Animation, Isambard Productions Ltd

Genre

Drama | Childhood

Synopsis

Baltimore, 1959. Danny Hines is a 12-year-old kid obsessed with proving his bravery. His widower dad Earl didn't serve in World War II or the Korean War, and everyone in the neighborhood thinks that he was a coward. Mr. Langer is an ill-tempered, hard-drinking crusty old civic engineer. His spicy memories and irreverent wit burn the imagination of Danny. The kid is determined to reach the highest point of the town, a 203-foot radio tower soon to be demolished. Despite the danger, Danny feels that climbing the tower would prove once and for all that his father is not the war-dodger he's reputed to be, and that Danny himself is not one to be bullied.

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The Climb

1997

Bob Swaim