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Overview
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Piers Paul Read (book)
John Patrick Shanley (screenplay)
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
Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
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User Comments:
Truly stunning tale of courage and human ingenuity more (88 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Ethan Hawke | ... | Nando Parrado |
 | Vincent Spano | ... | Antonio Balbi |
 | Josh Hamilton | ... | Roberto Canessa |
 | Bruce Ramsay | ... | Carlitos Páez |
 | John Newton | ... | Antonio 'Tintín' Vizintín (as John Haymes Newton) |
| David Kriegel | ... | Gustavo Zerbino |
 | Kevin Breznahan | ... | Roy Harley |
| Sam Behrens | ... | Javier Methol |
 | Illeana Douglas | ... | Lilliana Methol |
 | Jack Noseworthy | ... | Bobby François |
 | Christian J. Meoli | ... | Federico Aranda |
| Jake Carpenter | ... | Alberto Artuna |
 | Michael DeLorenzo | ... | Rafael Cano (as Michael De Lorenzo) |
 | José Zúñiga | ... | Fraga, the Mechanic |
 | Danny Nucci | ... | Hugo Díaz |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Alive: The Miracle of the Andes
¡Viven! (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
Les survivants (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Életben maradtak (Hungary) [hu]
Überleben! (Germany) [de]
Alive (Finland) (DVD title) [fi]
Alive - 20 år efter miraklet i Anderna (Sweden) [sv]
Alive - Dramat w Andach (Poland) [pl]
Alive - Sopravvissuti (Italy) [it]
Elossa! (Finland) (video title) [fi]
Estamos Vivos (Portugal) [pt]
Leich'yot (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
Oi epizisantes (Greece) [el]
Vi lever (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
Vivos (Brazil) [pt]
Zivi (Slovenia) [sl]
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MPAA:
Rated R for crash scenes too intense for unaccompanied children.
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Runtime:
127 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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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
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Trivia:
The opening and closing statements narrated by John Malkovich (playing an older Carlitos Paez) were written by the real Carlitos Paez for the film. 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
Movie Connections:
Featured in Super Secret Movie Rules: Disaster Movies (2004) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Ave Maria more
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Frank Marshall's "Alive" is one of the most beautiful films I have ever seen, a tale of great courage and human ingenuity.
Although the story was filmed previously (and cheaply) by Rene Cardona as "Survive", this retelling is superior in every department and resonates with me years after I first saw it at the cinema.
James Newton Howard's score is truly beautiful and incredibly powerful for its ability to convey both the hopelessness of the situation (trying to survive in the Andes) and the awesome wonder of such a savage land. In fact, the score takes the film from very good to great.
The rendering of Schubert's "Ave Maria" over the rousing climax, with its superbly lensed images by Peter Levy, is one of cinema's most emotional, transporting moments.
Stunning!