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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.
Jan 15, 1993 · The story of the Andes survivors may be one of them. After their plane crashed high in the mountains on a flight to Chile, they survived for most of a winter in the shell of their wrecked aircraft, living on wine, chocolate and the flesh of their dead comrades.
Alive: Directed by Frank Marshall. With Ethan Hawke, Vincent Spano, Josh Hamilton, Bruce Ramsay. After crash-landing in the snowswept Andes, a Uruguayan rugby team has no choice but to turn to desperate measures in order to survive.
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- Biography, Drama, Thriller
- Frank Marshall
- 1993-01-15
In 1972, the Uruguayan rugby team is flying to Chile to play a game. However, the plane from the Uruguayan Air Force with 45 people crashes on the Andes Mountains and after the search party, they are considered dead. Two months after the crash, the 16 survivors are finally rescued.
Jan 8, 2024 · Faced with the grave reality of their situation and on the verge of death, the youngsters turn to cannibalism to survive. While 2023's Society of the Snow and 1993's Alive essentially tell the same story, there are several major differences between the two films.
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Dec 18, 2023 · The movie “Alive” is a gripping and harrowing tale based on the real-life events of the 1972 Andes flight disaster. Directed by Frank Marshall, “Alive” tells the incredible story of a Uruguayan rugby team and their desperate struggle for survival after their plane crashes in the snowy peaks of the Andes Mountains.
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Jan 6, 2024 · Two movies tell the same tragic tale 30 years apart. What, if anything, do they have in common?
