The Ascent of Chimborazo
1989, German. Directed by Rainer Simon.
The life of Alexander von Humboldt up to his attempt to climb the Chimborazo in 1802.
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Rainer SimonDirector
- Jan Josef LiefersAlexander von Humboldt
- Götz SchubertWilhelm von Humboldt
- Sven MartinekReinhard von Haeften
- Margit BendokatSpanische Königin
- Olivier PascalinAimé Bonpland
- Hans-Uwe BauerGeorg Forster
- Kathrin WaliguraFrau Spörl
- Monika LennartzFrau von Humboldt
- Peter MohrdieckWildenow
- Carl-Martin SpenglerKunth
- Helmut StraßburgerSpanischer König
- Herbert SandBlanchard
Details
- Released
- 7 September 1989
- Original title
- Die Besteigung des Chimborazo
- Country
- East Germany
- Written by
- Rainer Simon, Paul Kanut Schäfer, Alejandro Santillàn
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The Ascent of Chimborazo isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free online. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Ascent of Chimborazo?
The Ascent of Chimborazo (1989) was directed by Rainer Simon and stars Jan Josef Liefers, Götz Schubert, Sven Martinek.