The Climb

March. 11,1998      
Rating:
6.7
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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 as  Chuck Langer
Gregory Smith as  Danny Himes
David Strathairn as  Earl Himes
Stephen McHattie as  Jack McLaskin
Sarah Buxton as  Ruth Langer
Marla Sokoloff as  Leslie Himes
Michael Saccente as  Ed Langer
Michael Galvin as  Father Cronin
Nigel Godfrey as  Langer's Doctor
Peter Rowley as  Rules Rhodes

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