Other Side of the Mountain (1975) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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Based on the true story of Jill Kinmont. In 1955, eighteen-year-old Jill is a truly talented, gifted skier and a shoo-in for the 1956 Winter Olympics. But Jill comes close to losing everything when she takes a near fatal fall off a mountain during the last race of the season. Paralyzed from the shoulders down, Jill now has to climb another kind of mountain-working her way up from total helplessness to leading a fulfilling life. With the help of family, friends, and an extraordinary man, Jill begins the quest up that mountain.

Cast & Crew

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Larry Peerce

Marilyn Hassett

Beau Bridges

Belinda J Montgomery

Dabney Coleman

Griffin Dunne

Film Details

Also Known As

Window to the Sky, A

MPAA Rating

Genre

Biography

Drama

Release Date

1975

Distribution Company

Universal Pictures; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 41m

Sound

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color

Color (Technicolor)

Synopsis

Based on the true story of Jill Kinmont. In 1955, eighteen-year-old Jill is a truly talented, gifted skier and a shoo-in for the 1956 Winter Olympics. But Jill comes close to losing everything when she takes a near fatal fall off a mountain during the last race of the season. Paralyzed from the shoulders down, Jill now has to climb another kind of mountain-working her way up from total helplessness to leading a fulfilling life. With the help of family, friends, and an extraordinary man, Jill begins the quest up that mountain.

Directors

Larry Peerce

Max Kleven

2nd Unit Director (2nd Unit)

Cast

Marilyn Hassett

Beau Bridges

Belinda J Montgomery

Dabney Coleman

Griffin Dunne

Nan Martin

William Bryant

Bill Vint

Hampton Fancher

William Roerick

Dori Brenner

Jocelyn Jones

Greg Mabrey

Tony Becker

Warren Miller

Robin Pepper

Brad Savage

Boy In Wheelchair

John David Garfield

Kenneth Dorsey

William Johnson

Frank Foeldi

Frank Willis

William Wollard

Jack Ross Sharp

Richard Malone

Michael Murdock

Samuel Dwyer

John Perell

Ambulance Driver

Terry Hall

Ambulance Attendant

Bruce Dennis Cosbey

Head Of Ski Patrol

Sharri Zak

Dick Winslow

Walter Brooke

Williams Johnson

Bill Johnson

Crew

Philip Abramson

Edward Feldman

Charles Fox

Max Kleven

Stunt Coordinator

Robert Knudson

Sound Rerecording Mixer

Eve Newman

Richard Overton

Sound Recording Mixer

David Seltzer

John M. Stephens

Camera Operator 2nd Unit (2nd Unit)

Ken Swor

Assistant Director

E G Valens

Book As Source Material ("A Long Way Up")

David M. Walsh

Director Of Photography

Film Details

Also Known As

Window to the Sky, A

MPAA Rating

Genre

Biography

Drama

Release Date

1975

Distribution Company

Universal Pictures; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 41m

Sound

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color

Color (Technicolor)

Award Nominations

Best Song

1975

Quotes

I try not to let it, but sometimes it all plays back in my mind, and when it does, I remember the words that Dick Buek said to me the last time I saw him: "How lucky I am to have found someone and something that saying goodbye to is so damned awful."
- Jill Kinmont

I think the hardest time is waking up in the morning... those moments before I remember who I am, and think instead about who I was.
- Jill Kinmont

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1974

Re-released in United States on Video June 29, 1994

Released in United States 1974

Re-released in United States on Video June 29, 1994

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