I miracoli accadono ancora (1974)

Director:

Giuseppe Maria Scotese

Writer:

Giuseppe Maria Scotese (writer)

Release Date:

11 July 1975 (Japan)

Genre:

Adventure

Tagline:

A Remarkable true story...

Plot:

A seventeen-year-old girl is the sole survivior of a plane crash in the Amazon. |

Plot Keywords:

Amazon | Plane Crash | Sole Survivor | Airplane | Red Dress

Cast

Susan Penhaligon	...	Juliane Koepcke
Graziella Galvani	...	Juliane's Mother
Paul Muller	...	Juliane's Father

Also Known As:

Miracles Still Happen (International: English title) (Philippines: English title)
Amazon Death Trap (USA) (bootleg title)
The Story of Juliane Koepcke (USA)

Country:

Italy | USA

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Trivia:

Most of this movie's cast is comprised by the people who actually "lived" the Juliane Koepcke story...including pilot Clyde Peters, the nun at the hospital, and the wood-cutters who found and rescued Juliane. The exceptions are Susan Penhaligon, the actors who portray Juliane's parents and, naturally, the crew and other passengers of the ill-fated airliner.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Julianes Sturz in den Dschungel (2000) (TV)

I liked this movie.

I liked this movie very much because it is a true story set in the Amazon, a part of the world that always has intrigued me. I believe a condensed form of the book was published in "Reader's Digest" soon after the actual event occurred.

Because I am a "baby boomer," the character and the actress are my contemporaries, and for this reason I related to the film. I also believe the movie is valuable for teaching survival skills if the viewer observes the character's following the streams that lead to the river and to the coastal settlements where she can get help, as well as other survival techniques. Most important was her will to survive and to maintain a positive attitude. In conclusion, I hope viewers learn something from it, in addition seeing it for entertainment.

I do wish the movie would be released in VHS and DVD soon as I should like to add it to my video collection. It also should be shown more often on the satellite movie channels.