Alive
The Story of the Andes Survivors
Ranked #30 in Survival, Ranked #43 in Air — see more rankings.
On October 12, 1972, a plane carrying a team of young rugby players crashed into the remote, snow-peaked Andes. Out of the forty-five original passengers and crew, only sixteen made it off the mountain alive. For ten excruciating weeks they suffered deprivations beyond imagining, confronting nature head-on at its most furious and inhospitable. And to survive, they were forced to do what would have once been unthinkable...
This is their story—one of the most astonishing true adventures of the twentieth century. less
This is their story—one of the most astonishing true adventures of the twentieth century. less
Rankings by Category
Alive is ranked in the following categories:
- #95 in Documentaries
- #74 in Mountaineering
- #62 in Rugby
- #56 in True Stories
- #61 in True Story
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