Into Thin Air: Death on Everest (1997)

  • NR
  • 11/09/1997 (US)
  • Adventure, Action, Drama
  • 1h 30m

Overview

An adaptation of Jon Krakauer's best selling book, "Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster". This movie attempts to re-create the disastrous events that took place during the Mount Everest climb on May 10, 1996. It also follows Jon Krakauer throughout the movie, and portrays what he was going through while climbing this mountain.

Robert Markowitz

Director

Robert J. Avrech

Writer

Cast

Peter Horton's headshot

Peter Horton

Scott Fischer
Nathaniel Parker's headshot

Nathaniel Parker

Rob Hall
Richard Jenkins's headshot

Richard Jenkins

Beck Weathers
Christopher McDonald's headshot

Christopher McDonald

Jon Krakauer
Tim Dutton's headshot

Tim Dutton

Andy Harris
Pamela Gien's headshot

Pamela Gien

Sandy Hill Pittman
Peter J. Lucas's headshot

Peter J. Lucas

Anatoli Boukreev
Long Nguyen's headshot

Long Nguyen

Ang Dorje

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