Alive | 
| Director: Frank Marshall
Actors: Ethan Hawke, Vincent Spano, Josh Hamilton, Bruce Ramsay, John Newton
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Rating:  60 reviews
Sales Rank: 7103
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd, Letterboxed, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 127 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: DISD27113D
UPC: 786936190267
EAN: 0786936190267
ASIN: B000065V40
Theatrical Release Date: January 15, 1993
Release Date: October 8, 2002
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In 1972 a chartered plane carrying a Uruguayan rugby squad and various family members crashed in the Andes. If that sounds dry and matter-of-fact, you haven't seen director Frank Marshall's harrowing re-creation Alive, an adrenaline-pounding, heart-in-your-mouth spectacle that kicks off this famous story of survival. The real-life against-all-odds odyssey made worldwide headlines when it became known that the survivors ate their own dead to survive. What could have easily become sensationalistic exploitation is treated with compassion and dignity by Marshall as he explores their moral and spiritual struggles as well as their physical ordeal. As team captain and base-camp cheerleader Vincent Spano slowly collapses under the stress and Ethan Hawke rouses from mourning his dead family to taking charge of saving himself, it also becomes a portrait in leadership, hope, and emotional courage. --Sean Axmaker
Product Description
A TRUE STORY OF COURAGE & SURVIVAL URUGUAYAN RUGBY TEAM STRANDED IN THE SNOW SWEPT ANDES ARE FORCED TO EAT EACH OTHER TO SURVIVE AFTER A PLANE CRASH.
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 Treats a controversial event with dispassion and balance June 20, 2009
Scott FS (Sacramento, CA United States)
I avoided this film for years, because I knew of the story and the sensational aspects of it. However, I was stuck for a week in Norway, and this film came on, so I watched it.
It was a lot better than I thought it would be. It's not a story of mad cannibals, but a serious story of survival and engineering your own rescue when the world had all but forgotten you.
Ethan Hawke and Vincent Spano star in this film that realistically recreates the terrible crash in the Andes of the Uruguayan rugby team. Most of the passengers and all of the crew are killed on impact, or die soon after. Their bodies quickly freeze in the violently cold conditions high in the mountains. The story of the survivors, and how they improvised their own survival are nothing short of miraculous.
I was pleasantly surprised I enjoyed the movie so much. Many people are familiar with a few aspects of the story, but not too many have seen the film or understand how the remaining few were rescued.
Recommended.
Alive dvd May 18, 2009
Linda D. Gallite (Niles, Ohio United States)
The speed in which my dvd arrived was great. We enjoyed your response time and my dvd was in good shape.
 Alive - Miracle in the Andes March 23, 2009
N.J.Mc (Huntington Beach, California)
This movie is outstanding! It follows the book very closely, and depicts how people in very dire circumstances work together to survive...an unbelievable event portrayed sensitively.
GREAT MOVIE ALL THE WAY AROUND October 13, 2008
J. Buerk (USA)
THIS MOVIE IS THE BEST MOVIE I HAVE EVER SEEN IN A TRUE LIFE EVENT.
I REMEMBER AS A CHILD,THESE MEN ALMOST WENT TO PRISON FOR EATING PEOPLE TO SURVIVE.THIS MOVIE WILL PUT YOU THERE,FEEL LIKE YOUR THERE,YOU GET TO KNOW THESE BRAVE PEOPLE,I SEEN IT LATE ONE NIGHT ON PBS ABOUT 13 YEARS AGO.I NEVER FORGOT THIS MOVIE.YOU WANT TO SEE AND FEEL SURVIVAL WATCH THIS MOVIE.NEVER WILL YOU SEE A MOVIE THAT PUTS YOU THERE. JENN B PA
An amazing film October 5, 2008
Erika Croy (Dallas, Texas, USA)
This is an amazing depiction of a true story about an airplane crash in the Andes and the people who survived - and those who didn't. Cannibalism is one aspect of the film, but I found I could easily understand how that happened. Several of the survivors in this movie were true heroes. Although parts of this film were very disturbing and difficult to watch, I found it to be a great reminder of the good fortune and lack of true tragedy that many of us take for granted. A must see, but not before a flight!
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