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1993 Certificate 15
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ALIVE is a gripping drama based on a true story. In October 1972, a plane chartered by a Uruguayan rugby team crashes in the snow-covered Andes Mountains. Many passengers are killed on contact, but most people survive--with only enough rations for a short time. Given the harsh climate and lack of food, the survivors are forced .. Read more

Starring Ethan Hawke, Vincent Spano, Josh Hamilton, Illeana Douglas
Director Frank Marshall
Genres Drama, Thriller

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ALIVE is a gripping drama based on a true story. In October 1972, a plane chartered by a Uruguayan rugby team crashes in the snow-covered Andes Mountains. Many passengers are killed on contact, but most people survive--with only enough rations for a short time. Given the harsh climate and lack of food, the survivors are forced to take drastic measures to stay alive. When they learn through their transistor radio that the search effort for their plane has been aborted, three young men (played by Ethan Hawke, Vincent Spano, and Josh Hamilton) attempt to cross the Andes in search of civilization.

Starring Ethan Hawke, Vincent Spano, Josh Hamilton, Illeana Douglas, David Kriegel, Bruce Ramsay
Director Frank Marshall
Studio PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 2 hrs 1 min
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Drama, Thriller
Language DVD: English
Dubbed French, German, Italian, Spanish
Hearing-impaired English
Subtitles DVD: Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
Released DVD: 18 Mar 2002
Production year: 1993
Format DVD

  • Critics' reviews (4) of Alive

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  • 3 stars out of 5

    This harrowing drama is based on the true story of a South American rugby team whose plane crash-landed in the Andes in 1972, leaving the survivors the choice of starving to death or eating their dead to stay alive. Director Frank Marshall stages the mountaintop crash with a terrifying sequence of special effects and makes sure that the subsequent events are tastefully presented. He's well served by the convincing performances of a cast that includes Ethan Hawke and Vincent Spano. However, given the grim subject matter, you can't help but keep your emotional distance from the survivors' dreadful dilemma.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

  • "...A remarkable true-life adventure that taps dark emotions....ALIVE draws considerable power from staying more human than heroic..."

    • Rolling Stone
    • Posted 11 Mar 2005

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  • 9 out of 12 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Alive - 1993 **** / ***** (4/5)

    Alive made in 1993.

    This DVD is an old one, but also a good one. A great story and it all happened, based on a true story. Basically a rugby team are on there way across mountains, suddenly the unexpected happens, breathtaking, as the two pilots try and bring the plane above a ridiculasly tall mountain, do the manage it....? and if not, what happens to the survivers, or are there any... HIRE THIS FILM ITS GREAT FOR THE YEAR 1999! I RATEE IT 4/5

      • A customer from England
      • Posted 12 Oct 2005 17:56

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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Very powerful and moving film

    After watching this very powerful and moving film you realise just how much you take for granted just being alive, let alone having a steady job and a roof over your head.

    The performances all round are fantastic, you really feel the character's pain & suffering as they struggle to stay alive on the side of a freezing Andes' mountain. Although the ending is less intense than the rest of the film it still wraps up a very memorable viewing experience well.

    Recommended, but don't except it to be a comfortable ride!

      • Stoo23 from Beds
      • Posted 28 Aug 2004 10:25

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