Chasing The Line

Chasing The Line

100 mins | Drama, History | Oct. 26, 2021

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.

Chasing The Line

100 mins | Drama, History | Oct. 26, 2021

Chasing The Line
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.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Epo-Film, Samsara Filmproduktion, Sabotage Films Vienna
Original title Klammer – Chasing the Line
Directors Andreas Schmied
Writers Elisabeth Schmied, Andreas Schmied

Cast

Julian Waldner

as Franz Klammer

Valerie Huber

as Eva Klammer

Wolfgang Oliver

as Charly Kahr

Harry Lampl

as Heinz Prüller

Doris Dexl

as Mutter von Franz

Arnold Dörfler

as Vater von Franz

Marii Weichsler

as Barbara Klammer

Fabian Schiffkorn

as Helmut Langwallner

Robert Reinagl

as Pepi Fischer

Wiltrud Schreiner

as Selma Sturmberger

Noah L. Perktold

as Werner Grissmann

Markus Zett

as Sportreporter Michael Kuhn