Alive (1993 film)
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.
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| Directed by | Frank Marshall |
| Screenplay by | John Patrick Shanley |
| Based on | Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors by Piers Paul Read |
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| Cinematography | Peter James |
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| Music by | James Newton Howard |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $32 million |
| Box office | $82.5 million |
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. 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.
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