After crash-landing in the snowswept Andes, a Uruguayan rugby team has no choice but to turn to desperate measures in order to survive.
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Cast verified as complete
| Ethan Hawke | ... |
Nando Parrado
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| Vincent Spano | ... |
Antonio Balbi
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| Josh Hamilton | ... |
Roberto Canessa
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| Bruce Ramsay | ... |
Carlitos Páez
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| John Newton | ... |
Antonio 'Tintín' Vizintín
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David Kriegel | ... |
Gustavo Zerbino
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| Kevin Breznahan | ... |
Roy Harley
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Sam Behrens | ... |
Javier Methol
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| Illeana Douglas | ... |
Lilliana Methol
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| Jack Noseworthy | ... |
Bobby François
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Christian J. Meoli | ... |
Federico Aranda
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Jake Carpenter | ... |
Alberto Artuna
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| Michael DeLorenzo | ... |
Rafael Cano
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| José Zúñiga | ... |
Fraga, the Mechanic
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| Danny Nucci | ... |
Hugo Díaz
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| David Cubitt | ... |
Fito Strauch
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Gian DiDonna | ... |
Eduardo Strauch
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| John Cassini | ... |
Daniel Fernández
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Michael Woolson | ... |
Juan Martino
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| Chad Willett | ... |
Pablo Montero
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| Richard Ian Cox | ... |
Moncho Sabella
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| Gordon Currie | ... |
Coche Inciarte
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| Ele Keats | ... |
Susana Parrado
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| Josh Lucas | ... |
Felipe Restano
(as Joshua Lucas)
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| Silvio Pollio | ... |
Álex Morales
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Nuno Antunes | ... |
Álvaro Mangino
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| Michael Tayles | ... |
Pancho Delgado
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Steven Shayler | ... |
Pedro Algorta
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| Jason Gaffney | ... |
Víctor Bolarich
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| Jerry Wasserman | ... |
Co-Pilot
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Michael Sicoly | ... |
Pilot Julio César Ferradas
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| Diana Barrington | ... |
Mrs. Alfonsín
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| Jan D'Arcy | ... |
Eugenia Parrado
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| Frank Pellegrino | ... |
Steward
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Seth Arnett | ... |
Tomás Alonso
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Aurelio DiNunzio | ... |
Dr. Solana
(as Aurelio Dinunzio)
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Fiona Roeske | ... |
Mrs. Solana
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Tony Morelli | ... |
Martínez, the Navigator
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| Pat Romano | ... |
Jorge Armas
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| John Malkovich | ... |
Old Carlitos / Narrator (uncredited)
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Tom Raudaschl | ... |
Team Member (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Frank Marshall | ||
Written by
| Piers Paul Read | ... | (book) |
| John Patrick Shanley | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Bruce Cohen | ... | co-producer |
| Kathleen Kennedy | ... | producer |
| Robert Watts | ... | producer |
Music by
| James Newton Howard | ||
Cinematography by
| Peter James | ||
Editing by
| William Goldenberg | ||
| Michael Kahn | ||
Editorial Department
| Phil Downey | ... | color timer |
| Caroline Hardon | ... | assistant editor: Canada |
| Mark L. Levine | ... | assistant editor |
| Carlyn Montes De Oca | ... | first assistant film editor |
| William Shaffer | ... | assistant editor |
| Sean T. Stratton | ... | post-production coordinator (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Mike Fenton | ||
| Valorie Massalas | ||
Production Design by
| Norman Reynolds | ||
Art Direction by
| Fred Hole | ... | (as Frederick Hole) |
Set Decoration by
| Tedd Kuchera | ||
Costume Design by
| Jennifer L. Parsons | ||
Makeup Department
| Lorna Barria | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Donna Bis | ... | hair department head |
| Russell Cate | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Nick Dudman | ... | makeup artist: John Malkovitch |
| James Gawley | ... | makeup artist |
| Linda Gill | ... | makeup artist |
| Raymond Mackintosh | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Robert A. Pandini | ... | hair stylist |
| Gordon J. Smith | ... | special makeup effects designer |
Production Management
| Stewart Bethune | ... | unit manager / unit manager: second unit |
| Justis Greene | ... | unit production manager |
| Crawford Hawkins | ... | post-production supervisor: Vancouver |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Bill Bannerman | ... | second assistant director |
| Richard Coleman | ... | first assistant director: second unit |
| Katterli Frauenfelder | ... | first assistant director |
| Jacquie Gould | ... | third assistant director |
| John Lind | ... | third assistant director |
| Norman Reynolds | ... | second unit director |
| Jonathan Schneider | ... | trainee assistant director |
Art Department
| Chris Claridge | ... | construction foreman |
| Sean DeSalliers | ... | Laborer |
| Chris Dolbec | ... | construction buyer / construction buyer: art department |
| Adrian Dowell | ... | scenic carpenter |
| Dean Eilertson | ... | assistant property master |
| R.D. 'Luther' Fairbairn | ... | assistant property master |
| Liz Goldwyn | ... | art department coordinator |
| John Hamilton | ... | lead painter |
| Mark Howes | ... | scenic carpenter |
| Charles Leitrants | ... | construction coordinator |
| David Lowery | ... | storyboard artist |
| Julian Luckham | ... | graphic designer |
| Dale Menzies | ... | carpenter |
| Bill Thumm | ... | property master |
| John G. Anderson | ... | construction buyer (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Willy Allen | ... | foley editor |
| James Ashwill | ... | foley mixer |
| Christopher Assells | ... | dialogue editor |
| Eric Batut | ... | production sound mixer |
| Gregg Baxter | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Bob Beher | ... | sound crew coordinator |
| Lon Bender | ... | additional audio |
| Denis Blackerby | ... | adr recordist |
| Stuart Copely | ... | dialogue editor (as Stuart Copley) |
| Tony Currie | ... | dialogue editor |
| Scott Martin Gershin | ... | sound effects supervisor |
| Nerses Gezalyan | ... | foley recordist |
| Chris Glyn-Jones | ... | boom operator |
| Avram D. Gold | ... | adr editor (as Avram Gold) |
| Hilda Hodges | ... | foley artist |
| Victor Iorillo | ... | foley editor |
| Doc Kane | ... | adr mixer |
| Constance A. Kazmer | ... | adr editor |
| Rick Kline | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Mark Lanza | ... | assistant sound editor (as Mark A. Lanza) |
| Judson Leach | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Glenn T. Morgan | ... | dialogue editor |
| Dan O'Connell | ... | foley artist |
| Kevin O'Connell | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Matt Patterson | ... | recordist: Skywalker Sound |
| Frank Smathers | ... | sound effects editor |
| Wylie Stateman | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Peter Michael Sullivan | ... | foley supervisor (as Peter Sullivan) |
| Bill Voigtlander | ... | adr editor |
| Jeff Watts | ... | adr editor |
| Kim Waugh | ... | additional audio |
| Marshall Winn | ... | foley editor |
| George Tarrant | ... | sound mixer: second unit (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| David Allinson | ... | special effects technician |
| Brian Q. Kelley | ... | effects editorial |
| Michael Lantieri | ... | special effects consultant |
| Lars Lenander | ... | chief mechanical designer |
| Jules Mann | ... | assistant model maker |
| Reg Milne | ... | special effects assistant |
| Randy Shymkiw | ... | special effects unit coordinator |
| Terry Sonderhoff | ... | special effects technician |
| John Thomas | ... | special effects coordinator |
| Michael Walls | ... | special effects technician |
| Dan Cervin | ... | special effects technician (uncredited) |
| Tony Lazarowich | ... | special effects assistant (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Joel Aron | ... | lead technical assistant |
| Jil-Sheree Bergin | ... | visual effects producer |
| Scott Farrar | ... | visual effects supervisor: ILM |
| Bill George | ... | visual effects art director: ILM |
| Michael Gleason | ... | visual effects editor |
| John Goodson | ... | model maker |
| Jennifer Hall Lee | ... | optical line-up: ILM (as Jennifer Lee) |
| Greg Maloney | ... | digital compositor: ILM |
| Richard Miller | ... | model maker |
| Jim Morris | ... | general manager: ILM |
| Vance Piper | ... | effects camera assistant |
| William Powloski | ... | visual effects |
| Stuart Robertson | ... | digital effects supervisor: ILM |
| Mehran Salamati | ... | visual effects cameraman |
| Leah Anton | ... | digital artist (uncredited) |
| Wendy Bonn | ... | visual effects apprentice (uncredited) |
| Susan Adele Colletta | ... | post production coordinator: ILM (uncredited) |
| Nelson Hall | ... | modelmaker (uncredited) |
| Scott Ross | ... | general manager: ILM (uncredited) |
| Kim Smith | ... | model maker; miniature unit (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Charles Andre | ... | stunts |
| Jim Dunn | ... | stunt double: John Newton / stunts |
| Gary Hymes | ... | stunt coordinator |
| David Jacox | ... | stunts (as David Jacox Jr.) |
| Kirk Jarrett | ... | stunts (as James Kirk Jarrett) |
| Connie Kennedy | ... | stunts |
| J.J. Makaro | ... | stunt coordinator: Canada |
| Mike Mitchell | ... | stunts |
| Fred Perron | ... | stunts |
| Tom Raudaschl | ... | stunts |
| Pat Romano | ... | stunts |
| Jacob Rupp | ... | stunts |
| Brian Smrz | ... | stunts |
| Dawn Stofer-Rupp | ... | stunts |
| Melissa R. Stubbs | ... | stunts |
| Marc Whalen | ... | stunts |
| Brent Woolsey | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Dan Bennett | ... | best boy grip |
| Richard Buckmaster | ... | lighting technician |
| Marco Ciccone | ... | second assistant camera |
| Douglas Craik | ... | first assistant camera |
| David Crone | ... | camera operator: "a" camera / steadicam operator (as Dave Crone) |
| Herb DeWaal | ... | grip |
| Andre Fleuren | ... | director of photography: second unit (as André Fleuren) |
| Glen Forrieter | ... | dolly grip |
| Bobby Huber | ... | key grip |
| Gaetan Jalbert | ... | gaffer: treck unit |
| Shaun Lawless | ... | lighting technician |
| John Le Roy | ... | key rigging grip |
| Armin Matter | ... | camera operator: "b" camera |
| Marty McInally | ... | first assistant camera: second unit |
| John Sanderson | ... | video assist |
| Timothy Robin Spencer | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Carey Toner | ... | grip |
| Roger Vernon | ... | camera operator: "b" camera |
| Steve Wright | ... | helicopter pilot: camera helicopter (as Steven J. Wright) |
| Paul Hanning | ... | Loader (uncredited) |
| Dan Henshaw | ... | second assistant camera (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Stuart Aikins | ... | casting: Vancouver |
| Allison Gordon-Kohler | ... | casting assistant |
| William Haines | ... | casting assistant |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Michelle Baines | ... | costume set supervisor |
| Barbara Marko Friedman | ... | costumer |
| Christina Petford | ... | costumer |
Location Management
| Dow Griffith | ... | location manager |
| Robin Mounsey | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Chris Boardman | ... | orchestrator |
| Sandy De Crescent | ... | music contractor (as Sandy DeCrescent) |
| Brad Dechter | ... | orchestrator |
| James Newton Howard | ... | orchestrator |
| Jo Ann Kane | ... | music preparation (as JoAnn Kane) |
| Michael Mason | ... | score co-producer |
| Mark McKenzie | ... | orchestrator |
| Shawn Murphy | ... | music scoring mixer |
| David Olson | ... | music editor |
| Marty Paich | ... | conductor |
| Jim Weidman | ... | music editor |
| Richard Altenbach | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Philip Ayling | ... | musician: oboe (uncredited) |
| Timothy Barr | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Steve Becknell | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Jacqueline Brand | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Tom Brown | ... | music preparation (uncredited) |
| Denyse Buffum | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Larry Bunker | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Ken Burwood-Hoy | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Eve Butler | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Stuart Canin | ... | concertmaster (uncredited) |
| Lily Ho Chen | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Tony Cooke | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Brian Dembow | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Drew Dembowski | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Chuck Domanico | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Bruce Dukov | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Arni Egilsson | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| David Ewart | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Michael Fisher | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Armen Garabedian | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Berj Garabedian | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Rick Gerding | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Julie Gigante | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Daniel Gold | ... | music prep (uncredited) |
| Harris Goldman | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Pamela Goldsmith | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Tamara Hatwan | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Jim Hoffman | ... | music preparation (uncredited) |
| Barbara Hunter | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Karen Jones | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Jim Kanter | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| Dennis Karmazyn | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Roland Kato | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Daniel Kelley | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Katie Kirkpatrick | ... | musician: harp (uncredited) |
| Miran Kojian | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Armen Ksajikian | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Janet Lakatos | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Timothy Landauer | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Dimitrie Leivici | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Dane Little | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Warren Luening | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Earl Madison | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Rene Mandel | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| David Marquette | ... | score recordist (uncredited) |
| Malcolm McNab | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Bruce Morgenthaler | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Kenneth Munday | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
| Richard Nash | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Buell Neidlinger | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Irma Neumann | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Maria Newman | ... | musician (uncredited) |
| Barbara Northcutt | ... | musician: oboe (uncredited) |
| Brian O'Connor | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Michael O'Donovan | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
| Robin Olson | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Dean Parks | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
| Joe Porcaro | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Sue Ranney | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| John Reynolds | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Emil Richards | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Anatoly Rosinsky | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Sheldon Sanov | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Haim Shtrum | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Steven L. Smith | ... | music preparation (uncredited) |
| Kurt Snyder | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| David Speltz | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Sheridon Stokes | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Linn Subotnick | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| James Thatcher | ... | musician: French horn (uncredited) |
| Sebastian Toettcher | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Louise Di Tullio | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Randy Waldman | ... | musician: keyboards (uncredited) |
| James Walker | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Matt Walker | ... | music executive (uncredited) |
| Roger Wilkie | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Paul J. Zibits | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Mihail Zinovyev | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Chris Atkinson | ... | mountain safety crew |
| Paul Berstein | ... | mountain safety crew (as Paul Berntson) |
| Beth Cahn | ... | assistant to producer |
| Corrado Conforti | ... | Italian dubbing: Gustavo Zerbino |
| Gina D'Orazio | ... | assistant: Frank Marshall |
| Scott Flavelle | ... | mountain safety crew |
| Gretchen Goode | ... | production coordinator |
| Leesa Green | ... | craft service |
| George A. Grieve | ... | aviation coordinator (as George Grieve) |
| Daniel Griffith | ... | mountain safety crew |
| Hector McKenzie | ... | mountain safety crew (as Hector MacKenzie) |
| Heather Meehan | ... | production staff |
| Robin Mounsey | ... | helicopter & mountain safety coordinator |
| Lee Anne Muldoon | ... | unit publicist |
| Nando Parrado | ... | technical advisor |
| Dan Perri | ... | title designer: main titles |
| Allen E. Taylor | ... | production accountant |
| Kim Wozniak | ... | location accountant |
| Steve Wright | ... | helicopter coordinator (as Steven J. Wright) |
| Bill Bannerman | ... | aerial assistant director (uncredited) |
| Ben Schoen | ... | end titles: Scarlet Letters (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Film Andes S.A.
- Paramount Pictures
- The Kennedy/Marshall Company
- Touchstone Pictures
- United International Pictures (UIP)
Distributors
- Buena Vista Pictures (1993) (United States) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (1993) (Non-US)
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (1993) (Canada) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1993) (Australia) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1993) (Germany) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1993) (Spain) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1993) (Finland) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1993) (France) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1993) (Non-US) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1993) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1993) (Japan) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1993) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1993) (Norway) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1993) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (1993) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (1993) (France) (VHS) (dubbed version)
- CIC Video (1994) (Germany) (VHS)
- Philips (1994) (United Kingdom) (video) (CD-i)
- Touchstone Home Video (1996) (United States) (VHS)
- Touchstone Home Video (1996) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2002) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2002) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Touchstone Home Video (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- Walt Disney Home Video (2002) (United States) (VHS)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2002) (Germany) (DVD)
- Paramount Channel (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- Paramount Channel (2020) (France) (tv)
- Paramount+ (2021) (United States) (video)
- CIC Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (Brazil) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (cranes and dollies)
- D. Bassett & Associates (negative cutting)
- Disney Television Studios (for purposes of copyright law in the United Kingdom this picture was created by)
- Dolby Stereo (in selected theatres)
- Eastman Film (stock provided by)
- Gastown Film Labs (color by)
- Gastown Film Labs (color timing)
- Hollywood Records (soundtrack)
- Pacific Title (opticals)
- Panavision (lenses and Panaflex® Camera by)
- Scarlet Letters (end titles)
- Skywalker Sound (Re-Recorded at)
- Soundelux (sound post-production)
- Technicolor (prints)
- Todd-AO/Glen Glenn Studios (music recorded at)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In 1972, the Uruguayan rugby team is flying to Chile to play a game. However, the plane from the Uruguayan Air Force with 45 people crashes on the Andes Mountains and after the search party, they are considered dead. Two months after the crash, the 16 survivors are finally rescued. Along the days, the starved survivors decide to eat flesh from the bodies of their comrades to survive. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| Taglines | They survived the impossible...by doing the unthinkable. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $32,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $8,624,292, 17 Jan 1993 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The real Nando Parrado (Ethan Hawke's character) was technical advisor to the film. See more » |
| Goofs | Roberto Canessa is shown sitting beside Nando Parrado in the rescue helicopter. Canessa never made that trip; he was by that point so debilitated by the dysentery he had battled for much of the trek over the mountains that he could no longer walk. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Matinee/Alive/Body of Evidence/Sniper (1993). See more » |
| Soundtracks | The Look Of Love See more » |
| Crazy Credits | In the North American prints, the Touchstone Pictures logo appears at the beginning and at the end, along with the Buena Vista Pictures Distribution disclaimer appears after the credits, meanwhile the international prints had the 1989 version of the 1987 Paramount Pictures logo with the animation at the beginning and the still one at the end. See more » |
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Nando:
Between these mountains somewhere there's a green valley. See these mountains over here? There's no snow on them. Roberto Canessa: Those mountains must be fifty miles away. You think you can walk fifty miles? Nando: If we have to, we will. Roberto Canessa: I can't. Nando: Yes, you can. Roberto Canessa: I can't. I'm not as strong as you. Nando: Do you know what it is that we've lived this long the way we have? Seventy days? That we climbed this mountain. You know what it is? It's impossible. It's impossible and we did it. I'm proud to be a man on a day like this. Alive. That I lived to see it, and see it in such a place. Take it in. I love you, man. Look, it's magnificent. It's God. And it'll carry us over every stone, I swear. I swear to you. See more » |