![]() His sixth book, “The Beckoning Silence”, was published in January 2002 and was made into a stunning documentary that was first broadcast on C4 in October 2007. Promotional work for the film included extensive interviews, including BBC World News Hardtalk, Letterman and Oprah. It is now officially the most successful documentary in British cinema history. The drama documentary film of ‘Touching the Void’ won the 2004 Baftas Outstanding British Film of the Year beating ‘Cold Mountain’, ‘Love Actually’ and ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ and The Evening Standard Best film of the year 2004. ![]() It has been distributed in the UK cinemas by Pathe and in the USA by IFC. “Touching the Void”, the story of his amazing survival, having shattered his leg and been left for dead in a crevasse high in the Andes, has sold over a million copies worldwide.įollowing the sale of the movie rights of Touching the Void to Tom Cruise’s and Sally Field’s movie company, the rights to a 90 minute drama documentary were sold to the independent producers Darlow Smithson, working for Channel 4 and PBS. Joe Simpson, one of the world’s best known mountaineers, has drawn from his experiences to become a leading author and motivational speaker. ![]()
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