Alive (1993 film)
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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 |
Alive is a 1993 American survival drama film directed by Frank Marshall, and based on Piers Paul Read's 1974 book Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors, about a Uruguayan rugby team's experience in 1972 after Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashed in the Andes Mountains. Filmed in the Purcell Mountains in British Columbia, the film was written by John Patrick Shanley, narrated by John Malkovich, and stars 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.