K2 (film)

K2
Theatrical movie poster
Directed byFranc Roddam
Written byPatrick Meyers
Scott Roberts
Based onK2
by Patrick Meyers
Produced byJonathan Taplin
Tim Van Rellim
Starring
CinematographyGabriel Beristain
Edited bySean Barton
Music byChaz Jankel
Hans Zimmer
Production
companies
Trans Pacific Films
Miramax Films
Screenscope
Phanos Development
Majestic Films International
Distributed byParamount Pictures (United States)[1][2]
Entertainment Film Distributors (United Kingdom)[3]
Release dates
  • 22 November 1991 (1991-11-22) (UK)
  • 1 May 1992 (1992-05-01) (US)
Running time
104 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom
United States
Japan
Canada
LanguageEnglish
Box office$3.043 million

K2 is a 1991 survival drama film starring Michael Biehn and Matt Craven, directed by Franc Roddam, and written by Patrick Meyers and Scott Roberts, adapting Meyers' original 1982 stage play. It is loosely based on the story of Jim Wickwire and Louis Reichardt, the first Americans to summit the eponymous mountain, with Wickwire and Reichardt being acknowledged in the ending credits.

  1. ^ "K2 (1991)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  2. ^ K2 at Box Office Mojo
  3. ^ "K2 (1991)". BBFC. Retrieved 27 April 2021.