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Alive

"The triumph of the human spirit"

1993-01-15 Adventure 2hr 7m

The amazing true story of a Uruguayan rugby team's plane that crashed in the middle of the Andes mountains, and their immense will to survive and pull through alive, forced to do anything and everything they could to stay alive on meager rations and through the freezing cold.

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The amazing true story of a Uruguayan rugby team's plane that crashed in the middle of the Andes mountains, and their immense will to survive and pull through alive, forced to do anything and everything they could to stay alive on meager rations and through the freezing cold.

  • Released
    1993-01-15
  • Revenue
    $36,700,000
  • Budget
    $32,000,000
  • Runtime
    2hr 7m
  • Genre
    Adventure, Drama, History
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    7.1
  • Production
    Touchstone Pictures, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, Paramount Pictures

Crew

Frank Marshall
Director
John Patrick Shanley
Screenplay
Kathleen Kennedy
Producer
Keywords:
airplane wreck based on true story rugby survival stranded airplane crash freezing disaster movie andes mountains frostbite cannibalism dramatic incredulous snow atmosphere appreciative snow mountain survival

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Cast

Josh Hamilton

Josh Hamilton
Roberto Canessa
Bruce Ramsay

Bruce Ramsay
Carlitos Páez
Ethan Hawke

Ethan Hawke
Nando Parrado
Vincent Spano

Vincent Spano
Antonio Balbi
John Newton

John Newton
Antonio Vizintín
David Kriegel

David Kriegel
Gustavo Zerbino
Kevin Breznahan

Kevin Breznahan
Roy Harley
Sam Behrens

Sam Behrens
Javier Methol
Illeana Douglas

Illeana Douglas
Lilliana Methol
Jack Noseworthy

Jack Noseworthy
Bobby François
Christian J. Meoli

Christian J. Meoli
Federico Aranda
Jake Carpenter

Jake Carpenter
Alberto Artuna
Michael DeLorenzo

Michael DeLorenzo
Rafael Cano
José Zúñiga

José Zúñiga
Fraga
Danny Nucci

Danny Nucci
Hugo Díaz
David Cubitt

David Cubitt
Fito Strauch
Gian DiDonna

Gian DiDonna
Eduardo Strauch
John Cassini

John Cassini
Daniel Fernández
Michael Woolson

Michael Woolson
Juan Martino
Chad Willett

Chad Willett
Pablo Montero
Richard Ian Cox

Richard Ian Cox
Moncho Sabella
Gordon Currie

Gordon Currie
Coche Inciarte
Ele Keats

Ele Keats
Susana Parrado
Josh Lucas

Josh Lucas
Felipe Restano
Silvio Pollio

Silvio Pollio
Alex Morales
Nuno Antunes

Nuno Antunes
Álvaro Mangino
Michael Tayles

Michael Tayles
Pancho Delgado
Steven Shayler

Steven Shayler
Pedro Algorta
Jason Gaffney

Jason Gaffney
Víctor Bolarich
Jerry Wasserman

Jerry Wasserman
Co-Pilot
Michael Sicoly

Michael Sicoly
Pilot Julio César Ferradas
Diana Barrington

Diana Barrington
Mrs. Alfonsín
Jan D'Arcy

Jan D'Arcy
Eugenia Parrado
Frank Pellegrino

Frank Pellegrino
Steward
Seth Arnett

Seth Arnett
Tomás Alonso
Aurelio Dinunzio

Aurelio Dinunzio
Dr. Solana
Fiona Roeske

Fiona Roeske
Mrs. Solana
Tony Morelli

Tony Morelli
Martínez, the Navigator
Pat Romano

Pat Romano
Jorge Armas
John Malkovich

John Malkovich
Carlitos Páez / Narrator (uncredited)

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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-06-25

A crowd of boisterous rugby players get a bit of a shock when the plane they are travelling on has an argument with a mountain top in the An... read more

A crowd of boisterous rugby players get a bit of a shock when the plane they are travelling on has an argument with a mountain top in the Andes, and next thing they know they are sheltering in what is left of their aircraft high in the snow-capped terrain with many dead around them and with very little food. Survival is the first order of the day, before rescuers surely come, but does anyone have the faintest idea where they actually are? With the low cloud cover would the wreckage be spotted anyway? What now ensues is a better than average survival movie, with Ethan Hawke (Parrado) and Vincent Spano (Balbi) on quite good form trying to motivate the assembled survivors. Their attempts to ration wine and chocolate soon prove fruitless, and morals and ethics are challenged across this largely god-fearing group as they begin to realise that deliverance from the middle of this avalanche prone country is unlikely, and they must turn to the more urgent needs of finding food... Will they resort to cannibalism? It's based on a true story, which though adding legitimacy, does rob the film of any real sense of jeopardy as clearly someone had to survive to tell us this story, but the route of their eventual salvation demonstrates well the difficulties they faced and the tests to their humanity and faith that they must address. It's not without the odd bit of dark humour and the snowscape cinematography contrasts well with the claustrophobic imagery as the sixteen survivors huddle together in the shell of their aeroplane for warmth and shelter. It is too long with some of the scenarios recycling themselves once or twice, but there is a genuine sense of peril from Frank Marshall that makes you realise just how pointless those pre-take off safety briefings are on an aircraft.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

A crowd of boisterous rugby players get a bit of a shock when the plane they are travelling on has an argument with a mountain top in the Andes, and next thing they know they are sheltering in what is left of their aircraft high in the snow...

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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-06-25

A crowd of boisterous rugby players get a bit of a shock when the plane they are travelling on has an argument with a mountain top in the Andes, and next thing they know they are sheltering in what is...

read more