''The Climb'' is a Canadian-British co-produced adventure drama film, directed by Donald Shebib and released in 1986.Rick Groen, "Canadian director stumbles and can't make The Climb". ''

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'', October 16, 1987. A dramatization of mountaineer

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's 1953 attempt to climb

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, the film stars

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as Buhl alongside James Hurdle,

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, Guy Bannerman,

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and Tom Butler as members of his expedition. The film was broadcast on British television in 1986 as part of ''Mountain Men'', a series of three films dramatizing noteworthy historical climbing expeditions. In Canada, it was announced as screening in the Perspectives Canada program at both the 1986 Toronto International Film Festival and the 1987 Toronto International Film Festival, although it is not clear from currently available sources whether this is because the film actually screened in both years, or because the 1986 screening was cancelled and rescheduled for 1987. The film then received limited theatrical release in Canada and the United States in fall 1987. The film received two Genie Award nominations at the 9th Genie Awards in 1988, for Best Cinematography (

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) and Best Sound Editing (Robin Leigh, Richard Cadger,

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, Penny Hozy and Peter McBurnie).Liam Lacey, "Quebec film picks up 14 nominations: Zoo paces race for Genies". ''

'', February 17, 1988. Leiterman received the

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Feature Award for the film in 1988.

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* 1986 films British adventure films Canadian adventure drama films English-language Canadian films Films directed by Donald Shebib Mountaineering films 1980s English-language films 1980s Canadian films 1980s British films {{1980s-Canada-film-stub