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Overview
Mountaineers Roberto Sorgato and Ignazio Piussi relive their 1961 adventure: the first winter ascent of the north face of Cima Ovest di Lavaredo, a formidable Dolomite wall reaching 2,973 meters. During this expedition, Sorgato accidentally fell 60 meters while the climbers were preparing their third bivouac and found himself suspended in mid-air by a rope. Through sheer perseverance, ingenuity, and courage, he managed to pull himself back to his partner. The film, shot eleven years later, is a reenactment with the protagonists playing themselves. The difficulties this climb presents, even for the most experienced climbers, are irrefutably highlighted. The film received the Genziana d'Oro award at the Trento Film Festival in 1973.
Release date
01/01/1972
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Original Soundtrack
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The Dish
A Bridge Too Far
Into the Wild
The Great Escape
12 Days with God
In the Realm of the Senses
Drei Tage im April
Spare Parts
Opera Vertical
Hoosiers
The World at Arm's Length
Salvador
Sanyasi Raja
Black Mass
Justice for Annie
Cantinflas
Heavenly Creatures
Sommersby
The Queen
Letters from Iwo Jima