They haven't tried to remake this, have they? Only imitate or be influenced by?

It's just great. It's how I know I'm officially old, because I'd rather watch ancient shit like something that came out the year before I was born

when I had cable, with the 57(+) channels and nothing on, occasionally this movie would be on some channel,

always one to stop and watch

damn good movie,

and no idea if it was copied or cloned etc, (I rarely keep up with that stuff)

It’s a fine movie with a great cast. It’s decades since I read the book (author : Trevinian) but I recall it as being equally entertaining.

I think ol George Kennedy was outstanding in this movie.

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Originally posted by rainman64:
I think ol George Kennedy was outstanding in this movie.

he was

Eiger Sanction is a classic. Maybe not the most coherent plot, however the action scenes are great. For many years I was a very avid rock climber and mountaineer -- the climbing work is generally done pretty true to form. A primary technical failure is Gorge Kennedy's final ascent of the Totem Pole, with Eastwood's belaying. Eastwood did some high quality climbing in the movie.

The north face of the Eiger is a seriously dangerous climb. Typical loose limestone of the Alps, which I experienced first-hand while doing sorta-alpine climbing in southern France. Many years ago, I skied at Grindelwald/Wengen/Murren for a week. I just had to traverse out from the highest lift to the base of the Eiger's north face -- I was barely able to touch it with the tip of my ski pole. We skied right by the Kleine Scheidegg hotel, but we never went in for lunch.

I know most of the movie by heart. I haven't watched it in awhile, but I try to catch Eiger Sanction when its on.
- "We have beer." And then, "I thought you'd draw the line at hauling ice."

This always makes me think of the German movie “North Face” (Nordwand), an excellent film about the first successful climb of the North Face. Very close to historically accurate, I believe.

“I think not, but we will carry on with style.” From the Austrian climber.

I was seriously into rock climbing and in college when the movie came out. It was a big deal in our climbing club and we all went to see it tied together with our harnesses on…

Oh the old days…

"Lady, why don't you go get yourself screwed. It would do you a lot of good."

Definitely one of the movies that I'll stop and watch any time it turns up.

Brenda Venus contributed greatly to the scenery!

Great movie. Every time I hear the title I chuckle and think of the Archer episode the Archer sanction.

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Originally posted by sjtill:
This always makes me think of the German movie “North Face” (Nordwand), an excellent film about the first successful climb of the North Face. Very close to historically accurate, I believe.

Thanks, doc, I haven’t seen this one in quite awhile and it would sure be worth watching again. Forum members, take heed.

The book by Trevanian was excellent as well.

The movie that inspired me to go climb mountains.

'Get out of here. Either of you friggin' vampires ever touch this telescope, you're gonna need surgery to get it out of your ass!'

I'm a huge Trevanian fan. Read all his stuff, plus all of what little is known about his personal life.

Trevanian was horrified at the movie. A climber died in the filming. There's a tiny footnote about his feelings regarding it in Shibumi.

The movie led me to the book and his other featuring Hemlock, the Loo Sanction. I found The Summer of Katya the most "disturbing" of his work.

I too enjoyed the movie but I believe his estate has the rights bottled up so that there will never be a remake. There have been efforts to bring what I believe to be his best work, Shibumi to the screen, but the effort has never gotten to actual production.

Shibumi was definitely Trevanian's masterpiece. I can just see Keanu Reeves as Hel in a film adaptation. Summer of Katya is the sweetest love story I've ever read (not that I've read many)- and also the most disturbing novel in general.

See this old shit. Like watching Ronin and feeling nostalgia.

ronin. That is the good stuff. Even the soundtrack is incredible.

I found myself tracking down "Where Eagles Dare" the other day. Frick me that is a good movie.