The Beckoning Silence

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The Beckoning Silence is a 2007 British television film that follows and retraces the 1936 Eiger north face climbing disaster where five climbers perished while attempting to scale the north face of the Eiger mountain in Switzerland. The film features climber Joe Simpson, whose book of the same name inspired the film.

The Beckoning Silence
Directed by	Louise Osmond
Based on	The Beckoning Silence by Joe Simpson
Starring	Joe Simpson
Narrated by	Steven Mackintosh
Edited by	Ben Lester
Distributed by	Channel 4
Release date	22 October 2007 (2007-10-22) (UK)
Running time	75 min
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

In 2008 it won an International Emmy Award for Best Documentary.

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