Alive: 20 Years Later
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Alive: 20 Years Later is a 1993 documentary film
produced, directed and written by Jill Fullerton-Smith and narrated by Martin Sheen
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an survivors of the airplane crash of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571
, which crashed into the Andes mountains on October 13, 1972. It also discussed their participation in the production of the 1993 feature film, Alive: The Miracle of the Andes.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
produced, directed and written by Jill Fullerton-Smith and narrated by Martin Sheen
Martin Sheen
Ramón Gerardo Antonio Estévez , better known by his stage name Martin Sheen, is an American film actor best known for his performances in the films Badlands and Apocalypse Now , and in the television series The West Wing from 1999 to 2006.He is considered one of the best actors never to be...
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Content
The documentary focused on the lives (20 years later) of the 16 UruguayUruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
an survivors of the airplane crash of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571
Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571
Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, also known as the Andes flight disaster, and in South America as Miracle in the Andes was a chartered flight carrying 45 people, including a rugby team, their friends, family and associates that crashed in the Andes on October 13, 1972...
, which crashed into the Andes mountains on October 13, 1972. It also discussed their participation in the production of the 1993 feature film, Alive: The Miracle of the Andes.
Format
The documentary was released as a companion video to Alive: The Miracle of the Andes. It is also included as an extra on the DVD of the 30th Anniversary Edition of Alive: The Miracle of the Andes.See also
- List of American films of 1993
- Nando ParradoNando ParradoFernando "Nando" Seler Parrado Dolgay is one of the sixteen Uruguayan survivors of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, which crashed in the Andes mountains on October 13, 1972. After spending two months trapped in the mountains with the other crash survivors, he, along with Roberto Canessa, climbed...
- Piers Paul ReadPiers Paul ReadPiers Paul Read, FRSL is a British novelist and non-fiction writer.-Background:Read was born in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire...
- Alive: The Story of the Andes SurvivorsAlive: The Story of the Andes SurvivorsAlive: The Story of the Andes Survivors is a 1974 book by the British writer Piers Paul Read documenting the events of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571.-Story:...
- Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek HomeMiracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek HomeMiracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home is a 2006 book by Nando Parrado and Vince Rause.-Story:Parrado co-wrote the 2006 book Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home, with Vince Rause...
. - Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, also known as the Andes flight disaster, and in South America as Miracle in the Andes was a chartered flight carrying 45 people, including a rugby team, their friends, family and associates that crashed in the Andes on October 13, 1972...