The Climb
Baltimore, 1959. Danny's dad is the only man in the neighborhood who didn't fight in World War II. Danny, who's 12, gets teased and folks make nasty cracks about cowards. An old radio tower on a nearby hill is about to be torn down, and Danny decides to climb it to prove his courage. Help comes from an aging neighbor, Old Man Langer, a former construction foreman who's dying of cancer and wants Danny to help him commit suicide. Langer rigs pulleys and weights to help the lad make the climb. Meanwhile, an aggressive and angry neighbor (an army vet) regularly gets drunk and shoots off his rifle, and Danny's dad must confront him. It all comes to a head one stormy night.
Storyline
Baltimore, 1959. Danny's dad is the only man in the neighborhood who didn't fight in World War II. Danny, who's 12, gets teased and folks make nasty cracks about cowards. An old radio tower on a nearby hill is about to be torn down, and Danny decides to climb it to prove his courage. Help comes from an aging neighbor, Old Man Langer, a former construction foreman who's dying of cancer and wants Danny to help him commit suicide. Langer rigs pulleys and weights to help the lad make the climb. Meanwhile, an aggressive and angry neighbor (an army vet) regularly gets drunk and shoots off his rifle, and Danny's dad must confront him. It all comes to a head one stormy night.
John Hurt
Chuck Langer
Gregory Smith
Danny Himes
David Strathairn
Earl Himes
Stephen McHattie
Jack McLaskin
Seth Smith
Andy Sweeney
Sarah Buxton
Ruth Langer
Marla Sokoloff
Leslie Himes
Matthew Ness
Wayne Barto
Michael Saccente
Ed Langer
Tina Regtien
Eileen Barto
Oliver Hodges
Tommy Sweeney
Michael Galvin
Father Cronin
Nigel Godfrey
Langer's Doctor
Dave Perrett
Joe Grace
Peter Rowley
Rules Rhodes
Richard Cox
Storeman
Late Spring
8.0Dune
7.4The Great War
8.1Torn Curtain
6.6Hombre
7.1Flying Padre
5.1Seven Chances
7.5The Lady from Shanghai
7.4The Sting
8.0The Woman in the Window
7.4Marching Band
7.5The Canterbury Tales
6.3Au Hasard Balthazar
7.6Pastoral: To Die in the Country
7.5The Way Back
6.8Vital
6.8Satantango
8.1Yojimbo
8.1The Mayor of Rione Sanità
6.1The Spirit of the Beehive
7.6