TY - ADVS AU - McClafferty,Mark AU - McClaffety,Pamela Edwards AU - Parkison,Tom AU - McKewin,Vince AU - Swaim,Bob AU - Hurt,John AU - Smith,Gregory AU - Strathairn,David ED - Spellbound Pictures (Firm) ED - Ellipse Programme (Firm) ED - Isambard Productions (Firm) ED - Questar, Inc. TI - A hero's climb SN - 9781594648199 U1 - 791.43/72 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Chicago, IL PB - Distributed by Questar KW - Veterans KW - Maryland KW - Baltimore KW - Drama KW - Fathers and sons KW - Courage KW - Friendship N1 - No special features listed on container; Originally released as a motion picture in 1997 with the title The Climb; Director of photography, Allen Guilford; Cast: John Hurt, Gregory Smith, David Strathairn; MPAA Rating: PG-13 ; [for thematic elements, sexual content and some language] N2 - John Langer, a crusty old civil engineer, has an arsenal full of memories. Danny Himes is a gifted, spirited athlete with something to prove. Old man Langer and Danny seem an unlikely pair. Their relationship turns from student/mentor to comrades on a quest to free themselves from life's inequities. Danny's father, Earl, who did not serve in World War II, is considered a coward. Danny excels to overcome his father's reputation, but Earl is actually more of a man than the town knows ER -