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Nanga Parbat

Nanga Parbat

20106.61h 43m

Overview

Drama about the tragic Nanga Parbat expedition by the two Messner brothers in 1970, on which Reinhold Messners younger brother Günther died.

Directed by Joseph Vilsmaier
Written by Sven Severin, Reinhard Klooss
Produced by Joseph Vilsmaier
Box OfficeBudget: $7.0M0

Top Cast

Florian Stetter

Florian Stetter

Reinhold Messner

Andreas Tobias

Andreas Tobias

Günther Messner

Karl Markovics

Karl Markovics

Karl Maria Herrligkoffer

Volker Bruch

Volker Bruch

Gerhard Baur

Sebastian Bezzel

Sebastian Bezzel

Peter Scholz

Jule Ronstedt

Jule Ronstedt

Alice von Hobe

Steffen Schroeder

Steffen Schroeder

Felix Kuen

Michael Kranz

Michael Kranz

Hans Saler

Horst Kummeth

Horst Kummeth

Vater Messner

Lena Stolze

Lena Stolze

Mutter Messner

Themes & Keywords

himalaya mountain rangebiographypakistanclimbingmountain climbingmountaineering

About Nanga Parbat

Nanga Parbat is a adventure, drama film released in 2010 exploring themes of himalaya mountain range, biography, pakistan, climbing, mountain climbing, mountaineering. Directed by Joseph Vilsmaier, it stars Florian Stetter, Andreas Tobias, Karl Markovics. Drama about the tragic Nanga Parbat expedition by the two Messner brothers in 1970, on which Reinhold Messners younger brother Günther died.

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