The Climb

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.

Main Cast of The Climb

John Hurt as Chuck Langer

John Hurt

Chuck Langer
Sir John Vincent Hurt (22 January 1940 – 25 January 2017) was an English actor whose career spanned over five...
Gregory Smith as Danny Himes

Gregory Smith

Danny Himes
Gregory Smith (born July 6, 1983) is an American-Canadian actor. He began working as a child actor in the mid 1980s,...

Secondary Cast of The Climb


Crew of The Climb

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