TMDb Rating
7.6/10
28 verified votes
The Beckoning Silence (2007)
DocumentaryActionDrama
73 min
Plot Summary
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.
How to describe this movie
- Try: "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."
- Try: "A 2007 film directed by Louise Osmond about in The Beckoning Silence Joe Simpson whose amazing battle for survival featured."
- Try: "A movie starring Andreas Abegglen and Simon Anthamatten about in The Beckoning Silence Joe Simpson whose amazing battle for survival featured."
Keywords to include
DocumentaryActionDramaLouise OsmondAndreas AbegglenSimon Anthamatten2007
Director
Louise Osmond
Top Cast
Andreas AbegglenSimon AnthamattenCyrille BerthodSteven MackintoshRoger Schäli
More Movies Like This
Earth and Ashes
2004
Out of the Furnace
2013
Jean Painlevé Through His Films
1989
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
2008
Hello
The United Monster Talent Agency
2010
Teddy Pendergrass: If You Don't Know Me
2018
No Poster
Das Mädchen mit den fünf Nullen
1927
No Poster
Love
2022
The Joy of Christmas with Angela Lansbury
2002
Can't find that one movie?
Try our AI-powered movie finder. Describe any scene or plot detail, and we'll identify it for you in seconds.