The Beckoning Silence

The Beckoning Silence — Plot

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.

• Release date
• October 22, 2007
• Runtime
• 73 min
• Genres
• Documentary, Action, Drama
• Director
• Louise Osmond

The Beckoning Silence — Cast

A

Andreas Abegglen Willy Angerer

S

Simon Anthamatten Andreas Hinterstoisser

C

Cyrille Berthod Edi Rainier Steven Mackintosh Narrator

R

Roger Schäli Toni Kurz

J

Joe Simpson Self