Synopsis
A secretary at a Berlin newspaper in 1936 gets to write about two Alpinists, as she knows them well. She later gets to report on and photograph her friends' and other Alpinists' climbs of the dangerous Swiss Eiger north face.
Scores
Overall Score
61.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
52.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
62.2%
Review Aggregate
80.8
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is largely positive, with 84% of 57 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize historical, suspenseful, visually striking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
historicalsuspensefulvisually strikingromanticemotionaltragicrealisticscarycharacter-driven
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benno Fürmann | 2010 | $98,000 | $140,000 | (est) |
| Florian Lukas | 2010 | $60,000 | $86,000 | (est) |
| Johanna Wokalek | 2010 | $45,000 | $65,000 | (est) |
| Ulrich Tukur | 2010 | $37,000 | $53,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score84.0
RT critic review count57
Rotten Tomatoes audience score82.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating7.4
IMDb votes16,875
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 2010 | $711,421 | $1,023,259 |
| International | 2010 | $6,103,635 | $8,779,048 |
| Worldwide | 2010 | $6,815,056 | $9,802,307 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2010 | $2,797,164 | $4,023,249 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2010 | $2,718,000 | $3,909,384 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2010 | $792,000 | $1,139,158 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2010 | $6,379,000 | $9,175,114 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2010 | $14,290,000 | $20,553,751 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2010 | $284,568 | $409,304 |
| Total Revenues | 2010 | $27,260,733 | $39,209,960 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 2010 | $5,094,000 (est) | $7,326,859 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2010 | $3,202,000 (est) | $4,605,536 (est) |
| Participations | 2010 | $1,090,000 | $1,567,781 |
| Residuals ? | 2010 | $1,676,000 | $2,410,643 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2010 | $1,018,800 | $1,465,372 |
| Total Expenses | 2010 | $12,080,800 | $17,376,190 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2010 | $15,179,933 | $21,833,770 |
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