Chasing the Line (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.
Director: Andreas Schmied
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Julian Waldner as Franz Klammer |
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Valerie Huber as Eva Klammer |
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Wiltrud Schreiner as Selma Sturmberger |
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Fabian Schiffkorn as Helmut Langwallner |
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Harry Lampl as Heinz Prüller |
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Noah L. Perktold as Werner Grissmann |
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Wolfgang Oliver as Charly Kahr |
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Doris Dexl as Mutter von Franz |
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Arnold Dörfler as Vater von Franz |
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Marii Weichsler as Barbara Klammer |
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Robert Reinagl as Pepi Fischer |
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Markus Zett as Michael Kuhn |
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Tobias Resch as Sepp Walcher |
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Benedikt Kalcher as Klaus Eberhard |
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Raphaël Tschudi as Bernhard Russi |
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Fabian Kiener as Jimmy Steiner |
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Sebastian Krähenbühl as Raymond Pittet |
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Thomas Pohn as Professor |
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Angelika Strahser as Check-In Dame |
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Otto Jankovich as Notar |
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Bernhard Georg Rusch as Chrise |
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Alexander Stecher as Heribert Benesch |
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Bernhard Wolf as Video Man |
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Michael Edlinger as Martin Lenz |
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Franziska Lindenthaler as ORF Reporterin |
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Michael Giovanni Somma as |
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Raphael Nicholas as american Reporter |
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Johannes Rhomberg as Swiss Reporter |
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Philipp Rudig as Pepi |
| Directing | Andreas Schmied | Director |
| Writing | Elisabeth Schmied | Writer |
| Writing | Andreas Schmied | Writer |
| Editing | Gerd Berner | Editor |
| Camera | Andreas Thalhammer | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Xiaosu Han | Camera Operator |
