The Climb

The Climb (1998) — drama film. Directed by Bob Swaim. Starring John Hurt, Gregory Smith, David Strathairn, Stephen McHattie. This page maps 2 characters and 1 relationships between them as an interactive character network.

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Story Analysis

A gifted young athlete and an older neighbor form a reciprocal bond while confronting reputation, inequity, and the need to prove oneself.

Drama · 7.1/10 · 94 min · 1998

Credits

Director

Bob Swaim
Cast

as Chuck Langer

John Hurt
Cast

as Danny Himes

Gregory Smith
Cast

as Earl Himes

David Strathairn
Cast

as Jack McLaskin

Stephen McHattie
Cast

as Andy Sweeney

Seth Smith
Cast

as Ruth Langer

Sarah Buxton
Cast

as Leslie Himes

Marla Sokoloff
Cast

as Wayne Barto

Matthew Ness
Cast

as Ed Langer

Michael Saccente
Cast

as Eileen Barto

Tina Regtien
Cast

as Tommy Sweeney

Oliver Hodges
Cast

as Father Cronin

Michael Galvin

Content sources

Plot analysis generated from content on Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Related entry on Wikidata (Q7723398), public domain (CC0).