Chasing the Line (2021)

70.71 %
based on 14 user ratings

Released:
2021-10-28

Overview:
Barely 22, Franz Klammer finds himself at the “eye of the storm” when he shows up for the men’s downhill competition at the 1976 Winter Olympic Games. Since the previous season the charismatic newcomer has won virtually every race. The pressure from the media and the public and the hopes of an entire nation are off the scales. His sponsor is pushing him to switch equipment right before the competition, the weather is getting steadily worse, and his toughest rivals know that Franz has to do better than just a flawless run. Franz senses that he has to find his own path and that only the love of his life can give him the strength to do that. This is the most important race of his life in which he skis a line that nobody even thought was possible and which will make him to this day a legend in the sport of downhill skiing.

Director:
Andreas Schmied

Runtime:
1h 40min

Genre:
Drama, History

  • Cast:
  • Julian Waldner
    as
    Franz Klammer
  • Valerie Huber
    as
    Eva Klammer
  • Wiltrud Schreiner
    as
    Selma Sturmberger
  • Fabian Schiffkorn
    as
    Helmut Langwallner
  • Harry Lampl
    as
    Heinz Prüller