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The Alpinist
2021 7.7 (147 votes) 1h 33m
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Genres
Documentary
Production Companies
Roadside Attractions
Universal Pictures
Dogwoof
Red Bull Media House

The Alpinist

Overview

Marc-André Leclerc, an exceptional climber, has made solo his religion and ice his homeland. When filmmaker Peter Mortimer begins his film, he places his camera at the base of a British Columbia cliff and waits patiently for the star climber to come down to answer his questions. Marc André, a little uncomfortable, prefers to return to the depths of the forest where he lives in a tent with his girlfriend Brette Harrington. In the heart of winter, Peter films vertiginous solos on fragile ice. He tries to make appointments with the climber who is never there and does not seem really concerned by this camera pointed at him "For me, it would not be a solo if there was someone else" . Marc-André is thus, the "pure light" of the mountaineers of his time, which marvel Barry Blanchard, Alex Honnold or Reinhold Messner, interviewed in the film. An event film for an extraordinary character.

Key Crew

Director: Peter Mortimer, Nick Rosen

Top Cast

Marc-André Leclerc
Marc-André Leclerc

Self

Brette Harrington
Brette Harrington

Self

Alex Honnold
Alex Honnold

Self

Reinhold Messner
Reinhold Messner

Self

Ueli Steck
Ueli Steck

Self (archive footage)

Dean Potter
Dean Potter

Self (archive footage)

Derek Hersey
Derek Hersey

Self (archive footage)

Jon Walsh
Jon Walsh

Self

Videos

The Alpinist - Official UK Trailer

The Alpinist | Official Trailer | In Theaters Nationwide September 10

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