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Overview

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6.9/10   14,336 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:
The greatest true story of human survival more (88 total)

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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

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Trivia:
The real plane crashed on Friday the 13 October 1972. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: After the plane tail is gone, there are reflections of a studio light in a boy's glasses who sits in the last row. The sky is overcast so it couldn't be sunlight. 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 place. Take it in. I love you, man. It's beautiful. It's God. And it'll carry us over every stone, I swear.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Adam and Joe Show: (#1.2)" (1996) more
Soundtrack:
Do You Know The Way To San Jose? more

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14 out of 17 people found the following comment useful.
The greatest true story of human survival, 16 September 2000
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If you want a movie which demonstrates the determination of humankind and fight for survival, "Alive" is the movie for you. I have seen this movie many times and even though they do eat flesh from their dead team mates the sight isn't repulsive. You want them to do what they can to survive and you admire their great courage to perform such a discouraged act. What they do is considered uncivilized, but in this movie I feel that it isn't. It took great courage for the men to do what they had to do and pushed to a similar extreme, any of us is likely to do the same. No one can say they wouldn't for sure, you wouldn't know unless you face a similar situation. The scenery is terrific, the special effects are good and worth seeing. The actors went to extrodinary lengths to look the part and they all played their parts extremely well and handled the roles sympathetically. Top grade movie all round!

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