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Into Thin Air: Death on Everest

  • TV Movie
  • 1997
  • TV-14
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
1.9K
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Into Thin Air: Death on Everest (1997)
Mountain AdventureAdventureBiographyDrama

A dramatization of the disastrous 1996 Mount Everest expeditions.A dramatization of the disastrous 1996 Mount Everest expeditions.A dramatization of the disastrous 1996 Mount Everest expeditions.

  • Director
    • Robert Markowitz
  • Writer
    • Robert J. Avrech
  • Stars
    • Peter Horton
    • Nathaniel Parker
    • Richard Jenkins
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    1.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Robert Markowitz
    • Writer
      • Robert J. Avrech
    • Stars
      • Peter Horton
      • Nathaniel Parker
      • Richard Jenkins
    • 45User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Peter Horton
    Peter Horton
    • Scott Fischer
    Nathaniel Parker
    Nathaniel Parker
    • Rob Hall
    • (as Nat Parker)
    Richard Jenkins
    Richard Jenkins
    • Beck Weathers
    Christopher McDonald
    Christopher McDonald
    • Jon Krakauer
    Tim Dutton
    Tim Dutton
    • Andy Harris
    Pamela Gien
    Pamela Gien
    • Sandy Hill Pittman
    Peter J. Lucas
    Peter J. Lucas
    • Anatoli Boukreev
    Long Nguyen
    Long Nguyen
    • Ang Dorje
    Jeff Perry
    Jeff Perry
    • Doug Hansen
    Ned Vaughn
    Ned Vaughn
    • Neal Beidelman
    Akemi Otani
    • Yasuko Namba
    Richard Rees
    • Lopsang Sherpa
    Stuart Milligan
    Stuart Milligan
    • Dale Kruse
    Nicholas Hewetson
    • Tim Madsen
    Luke Garrett
    Luke Garrett
    • Mike Groom
    Romilly Weeks
    Romilly Weeks
    • Charlotte Fox
    Esther Hall
    Esther Hall
    • Jan Arnold
    David Forman
    David Forman
    • Taiwanese Climber #1
    • Director
      • Robert Markowitz
    • Writer
      • Robert J. Avrech
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    Jake Gyllenhaal in Everest (2015)
    Mountain Adventure
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    Drama

    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      A remake of the same story can be seen in the movie, Everest (2015).
    • Goofs
      The long-range view of Mt. Everest, shown several times during the film, is the north face, on the Chinese side of the mountain. The expeditions climbed via the "Hillary Route," on the Southern (Nepalese) side.
    • Connections
      Referenced in The Great Indoors: The Explorers' Club (2017)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • November 9, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Döden på Everest
    • Filming locations
      • Pitzal, Tirol, Austria
    • Production companies
      • Sofronski Productions
      • Columbia TriStar Television
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 30m(90 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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