Scream of Stone

aka: Cerro Torre: Schrei aus Stein
Germany / Canada 1991, 106 minutes
Dir. Werner Herzog
English
Rating: [M]
Genres: Action/Adventure

Feat. Donald Sutherland, Mathilda May, Brad Dourif

Aroview: Solid and steady climbing adventure set around an attempt on the incredibly difficult Patagonian peak of Cerro Torre.

Despite some absolutely breathtaking images, dir. Herzog and his cast struggles with a fairly simplistic plot in which two climbing experts race for the summit. Partly scripted by mountaineering legend Reinhold Messner, but as far as Herzog films go, a bit of a disappointment.