The Dawn Wall (2017)

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In an unbelievable story of perseverance, free climber Tommy Caldwell and climbing partner Kevin Jorgeson attempt to scale the impossible 3000ft Dawn Wall of El Capitan.

• Released: 2017-11-01
• Genres: Documentary, Adventure
• Runtime: 1h 41m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 8.0/10 from 370 votes

Directed by Josh Lowell, Peter Mortimer.

Top cast

• Tommy Caldwell as Self
• John Branch as Self
• Kevin Jorgeson as Self
• Mike Caldwell as Self – Tommy's Father
• Terry Caldwell as Self – Tommy's Mother
• Kelly Cordes as Self – Tommy's Friend

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Dawn Wall

• United States: watch free on The CW
• Australia: stream on DocPlay, DocPlay Amazon Channel

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