Alive (1993)

Directed by

Frank Marshall

Genre

drama film, action film, docudrama, disaster film, survival film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 07m

Rated

R

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 1,593 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Uruguayan rugby team's plane crashes in the snowy Andes mountains. The survivors must struggle against extreme cold, starvation, and injury to stay alive.

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What happens

Alive is a 1993 American survival drama film directed by Frank Marshall, and based on Piers Paul Read's 1974 book Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors. It is the second feature film about the Uruguayan rugby team whose plane crashed in the Andes mountains in 1972. Filmed in the Purcell Mountains in British Columbia, the film was written by John Patrick Shanley, narrated by John Malkovich, and stars Ethan Hawke, Josh Hamilton, Vincent Spano, Bruce Ramsay, John Haymes Newton, Illeana Douglas, and Danny Nucci. One of the survivors, Nando Parrado (portrayed by Hawke in the film), served as the technical advisor for the film. Alive was released on January 15, 1993 by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution through the Touchstone Pictures label in the United States and Canada and by Paramount Pictures through United International Pictures in international markets. The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics and grossed $82.5 million on a $32 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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