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The Climb

The Climb

Drama

1h 34m

March 11, 1998 (27 years ago)

Overview

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.

ActorAge thenAge now
John Hurt

John Hurt

Chuck Langer

Birthday: January 22, 1940

58 January 25, 2017 (77)
Gregory Smith

Gregory Smith

Danny Himes

Birthday: July 6, 1983

1442
David Strathairn

David Strathairn

Earl Himes

Birthday: January 26, 1949

4976
Stephen McHattie

Stephen McHattie

Jack McLaskin

Birthday: February 3, 1947

5178
Seth Smith

Seth Smith

Andy Sweeney

Birthday: September 30, 1982

1542
Sarah Buxton

Sarah Buxton

Ruth Langer

Birthday: March 23, 1965

3260
Marla Sokoloff

Marla Sokoloff

Leslie Himes

Birthday: December 19, 1980

1744
Matthew Ness

Matthew Ness

Wayne Barto

Birthday: May 29, 1983

1442
Michael Saccente

Michael Saccente

Ed Langer

Birthday: -

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Tina Regtien

Tina Regtien

Eileen Barto

Birthday: -

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