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Overview

User Rating:
6.9/10   13,725 votes
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Director:
Frank Marshall
Writers (WGA):
Piers Paul Read (book)
John Patrick Shanley (screenplay)
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Release Date:
15 January 1993 (USA) more
Tagline:
They survived the impossible...by doing the unthinkable. more
Plot:
Uruguayan rugby team stranded in the snow swept Andes are forced to use desperate measures to survive after a plane crash. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Remarkable more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Alive: The Miracle of the Andes
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MPAA:
Rated R for crash scenes too intense for unaccompanied children.
Runtime:
127 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | South Korea:15 | USA:R (Certificate #32112) | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:12 | Norway:15 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | Iceland:16
Filming Locations:
British Columbia, Canada more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
When the characters eat the dead, they were actually eating turkey jerky. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: 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. more
Quotes:
Mrs. Alfonsín: My legs! God forgive you all for not helping me! I'm in agony!
Carlitos Páez: Shut up! Shut up, you stupid... cow! I'll punch your face in!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Red Zone Cuba (#7.19)" (1994) more
Soundtrack:
Do You Know The Way To San Jose? more

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15 out of 17 people found the following comment useful:-
Remarkable, 24 October 2002
10/10
Author: neobowler from United States

The very concept that this film is based on a true story makes it great. When you watch it you can't help but wonder what you would do in their situation. You want to think that you wouldn't, but then you think of their situation. After watching this movie the whole cannibalism thing sticks in your head, but you really should look at the whole movie. It really is a great story and is uplifting. I know Roger Ebert doesn't think that this movie really shows, what it would be like to be stranded there for 70+ days, but I don't think any movie truly could. But Alive gets really close at doing that, they just keep getting in one bad situation after the other. It really shows how strong the human spirit is. I give it a 10/10!

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