Alive (1993 film)

Alive
A movie poster portraying a portrait shot of snowy mountains with three men partially superimposed over the blue sky. Black text at the top says "Based on a True Story", and "ALIVE" is written in red text at the bottom center of the poster. Acting credits and a tagline are shown below that.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byFrank Marshall
Screenplay byJohn Patrick Shanley
Based onAlive: The Story of the Andes Survivors
by Piers Paul Read
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPeter James
Edited by
Music byJames Newton Howard
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release date
  • January 15, 1993 (1993-01-15)
Running time
125 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States[1]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$32 million[2]
Box office$82.5 million

Alive is a 1993 American biographical survival drama film based on Piers Paul Read's 1974 book Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors, which details a Uruguayan rugby team's crash aboard Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 into the Andes mountains on October 13, 1972.

Filmed in the Purcell Mountains in British Columbia, the film was directed by Frank Marshall, written by John Patrick Shanley, and narrated by John Malkovich.[3] It features an ensemble cast including Ethan Hawke, Josh Hamilton, Vincent Spano, Bruce Ramsay, John Haymes Newton, Illeana Douglas, and Danny Nucci. One of the survivors, Nando Parrado (portrayed by Hawke in the film), served as the technical advisor for the film.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Alive (1993)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  2. ^ "Alive (1993) – Financial Information".
  3. ^ Maslin, Janet (15 January 1993). "Reviews/Film; Tasteful Cannibalism As Upbeat Viewing". The New York Times.