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Alive (1993) 7.0
Uruguayan rugby team stranded in the snow swept Andes are forced to use desperate measures to survive after a plane crash. Director:Frank Marshall |
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| Ethan Hawke | ... | ||
| Vincent Spano | ... | ||
| Josh Hamilton | ... | ||
| Bruce Ramsay | ... | ||
| John Newton | ... |
Antonio 'Tintín' Vizintín
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David Kriegel | ... | |
| Kevin Breznahan | ... | ||
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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 | ... | ||
| 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 | ... | ||
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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. The only thing the team has riding on after losing so many of their good friends and family members is the slim chance of making it through alive and their faithfulness to God. Written by davepoobond
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The triumph of the human spirit. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for crash scenes too intense for unaccompanied children | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
15 January 1993 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Alive: The Miracle of the Andes See more »Box Office
Budget:
$32,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$36,733,909 (USA)Company Credits
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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? 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 ...
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The real plane crashed on Friday the 13 October 1972. See more »Goofs
In reality, the plane tail was ripped off by the torn-off right wing which had clipped a mountain peak before. In the movie, it's the tail clipping a mountain peak and then being ripped off. See more »Quotes
Nando: Between these mountains somewhere there's a green valley. See those mountains over there? 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? 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 ...
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Alive is a great movie experience. It is based on a true event in 1972 and on the narrative book by Piers Paul Read. It's about a Uraguayan college rugby team whose chartered airplane crashed deep in the icy Andes Mountains while on its way to a game in Santiago, Chile. Reeling with disbelief and shock and bleeding from dozens of wounds, the passengers who lived through the crash are faced with the brutal elements, starvation and the horror that they may never be found alive. The cast is terrific: Ethan Hawke as Nando, the levelheaded, determined leader; Vincent Spano as desperate Antonio, whose optimism slowly crumbles under the weight of hopelessness; Josh Hamilton as medical student Roberto, who tirelessly treats gangrenous wounds knowing his ministrations are useless; and especially Bruce Ramsay as Carlitos, whose unwavering faith in God and his sense of dark humor ("If you eat me, will you promise to clean your plates?") acts as the glue that holds this wet, shivering clump of survivors together. You indeed can feel the cold and the misery as you watch these poor people wade through waist deep snow, endure a nightmarish avalanche, spend days at a time soaked to their skins in minus forty degree winds, and face the ultimate decision that will make or break them physically, emotionally and spiritually: whether or not they can bring themselves to eat the bodies of friends and relatives who did not survive the crash. Everything in this movie, from James Newton Howard's touching music score to the unbeatable cinematography showing the majesty and severity of the Andes, is beautiful and flawless. This movie is one I'd recommend to anyone who wants an exciting, touching, unforgettable movie to chew on for years to come.