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Alive

Alive

The triumph of the human spirit

19936.92h 7m

Overview

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.

Directed by Frank Marshall
Written by John Patrick Shanley, Piers Paul Read
Produced by Kathleen Kennedy, Robert Watts
Box OfficeBudget: $32.0MRevenue: $36.7M

Top 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

Themes & Keywords

airplane wreckbased on true storyrugbysurvivalstrandedairplane crashfreezingdisaster movieandes mountainsfrostbitecannibalismdramaticincreduloussnow atmosphereappreciativesnow mountain survival

About Alive

Alive is a adventure, drama, history film released in 1993 exploring themes of airplane wreck, based on true story, rugby, survival, stranded, airplane crash. Directed by Frank Marshall, it stars Josh Hamilton, Bruce Ramsay, Ethan Hawke. 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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