Alive

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Alive
Directed by	Frank Marshall
Produced by	Kathleen Kennedy Robert Watts
Written by	John Patrick Shanley
Story by	Piers Paul Read
Starring	Ethan Hawke Vincent Spano Josh Hamilton
Music by	James Newton Howard
Cinematography by	Peter James
Editor(s)	Michael Kahn William Goldenberg
Studio(s)	Touchstone Films Paramount Pictures The Kennedy/Marshall Company
Distributor	Buena Vista Pictures (North America) Paramount Pictures (International)
Released	January 15, 1993
Running time	125 minutes
Language	English
Budget	$32 million
Gross revenue	$82.5 million
External links
IMDb page

Alive is a 1993 biographical survival drama directed by Frank Marshall and starring Ethan Hawke, Vincent Spano, and Josh Hamilton. It is based on the book Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors by Piers Paul Read, which in turn was based on the 1972 crash of the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571.

Synopsis

A Uruguayan rugby team end up crashing in the Andes. Trapped with no hope of escape, the group must resort to drastic measure in order to survive their ordeal.

Cast

• Ethan Hawke as Nando Parrado
• Vincent Spano as Antonio Balbi
• Josh Hamilton as Roberto Canessa
• Bruce Ramsay as Carlitos Páez
  • John Malkovich as Older Carlitos/Narrator (uncredited)
• John Hayes Newton as Antonio 'Tintín' Vizintín
• David Kriegel as Gustavo Zerbino
• Kevin Breznahan as Roy Harley
• Sam Behrens as Javier Methol
• Illeana Douglas as Lilliana Methol
• Jack Noseworthy as Bobby François
• Christian J. Meoli as Federico Aranda
• Jake Carpenter as Alberto Artuna
• Michael De Lorenzo as Rafael Cano
• José Zúñiga as Carlos "Fraga" Roque
• Danny Nucci as Hugo Díaz
• David Cubitt as Fito Strauch
• Gian Di Donna as Eduardo Strauch
• John Cassini as Daniel Fernández
• Michael Woolson as Juan Martino
• Chad Willett as Pablo Montero
• Richard Ian Cox as Moncho Sabella
• Gordon Currie as José Luis "Coche" Inciarte
• Ele Keats as Susana Parrado
• Joshua Lucas as Felipe Restano
• Silvio Pollio as Álex Morales
• Nuno Antunes as Álvaro Mangino
• Michael Tayles as Pancho Delgado
• Steven Shayler as Pedro Algorta
• Jason Gaffney as Víctor Bolarich
• Jerry Wasserman as Dante Lagurara
• Michael Sicoly as Julio César Ferradas
• Diana Barrington as Mrs. Alfonsín
• Jan D'Arcy as Eugenia Parrado
• Frank Pellegrino as Ovidio Joaquín Ramírez
• Seth James Arnett as Tomás Alonso
• Aurelio Dinunzio as Dr. Solana
• Fiona Roeske as Mrs. Solana
• Tony Morelli as Ramón Martínez
• Pat Romano as Jorge Armas

Trivia

• The real Nando Parrado served as a technical advisor on the film.
• Brad Pitt auditioned for the part of Roberto Canessa.

Video

Alive (1993) - Official Trailer

External links

• Alive on Wikipedia

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