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The Edge

The Edge

They were fighting over a woman when the plane went down. Now, their only chance for survival is each other.

19976.81h 57m

Overview

The plane carrying wealthy Charles Morse crashes down in the Alaskan wilderness. Together with the two other passengers, photographer Robert and assistant Stephen, Charles devises a plan to help them reach civilization. However, his biggest obstacle might not be the elements, or even the Kodiak bear stalking them -- it could be Robert, whom Charles suspects is having an affair with his wife and would not mind seeing him dead.

Directed by Lee Tamahori
Written by David Mamet
Produced by Art Linson, Lloyd Phillips
Box OfficeBudget: $30.0MRevenue: $43.3M

Top Cast

Anthony Hopkins

Anthony Hopkins

Charles Morse

Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin

Robert Green

Elle Macpherson

Elle Macpherson

Mickey Morse

Harold Perrineau

Harold Perrineau

Stephen

L.Q. Jones

L.Q. Jones

Styles

Kathleen Wilhoite

Kathleen Wilhoite

Ginny

Mark Kiely

Mark Kiely

Mechanic

Eli Gabay

Eli Gabay

Jet Pilot

Larry Musser

Larry Musser

Amphibian Pilot

Bart the Bear

Bart the Bear

Bear

Themes & Keywords

rescueairplanephotographergrizzly bearwildernesssupermodelemergency landingsurvivalconflictbillionairecrashbear attackanimal horror

About The Edge

The Edge is a action, adventure, drama film released in 1997 exploring themes of rescue, airplane, photographer, grizzly bear, wilderness, supermodel. Directed by Lee Tamahori, it stars Anthony Hopkins, Alec Baldwin, Elle Macpherson. The plane carrying wealthy Charles Morse crashes down in the Alaskan wilderness. Together with the two other passengers, photographer Robert and assistant Stephen, Charles devises a plan to help them reach civilization. However, his biggest obstacle might not be the elements, or even the Kodiak bear stalking them -- it could be Robert, whom Charles suspects is having an affair with his wife and would not mind seeing him dead.

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