Movie Documentary History
The Andes crash survivors in their own words
The story, told by the survivors, of a group of young men, members of a Uruguayan rugby team, who managed to survive for 72 days, at an altitude of almost 4,000 meters, in the heart of the Andes Mountains, after their plane, en route to Chile, crashed there on October 13, 1972.
Argentina Argentina France France Spain Spain United States of America
José Pedro Algorta Durán Roberto Jorge Canessa Urta Alfredo Daniel Delgado Salaberri Daniel Fernández Strauch Roberto François Álvarez Roy Álex Harley Sánchez José Luis Inciarte Vázquez Álvaro Mangino Schmid Javier Alberto Methol Abal Carlos Miguel Páez Rodríguez Fernando Seler Parrado Dolgay Ramón Mario Sabella Barreiro Adolfo Luis Strauch Urioste Eduardo José Strauch Urioste Antonio José Vizintín Brandi Gustavo Zerbino Stajano Laura Inés Canessa Antonio Caruso Juan Catalán Sergio Catalán José Gilberto Bravo Castro Jorge Massa Juan Pedro Nicola Mateo Nicola Carlos Páez Vilaró Madelón Rodríguez Alejandra Strauch Gustavo Zerbino Payssé Lucas Zerbino Payssé Martín Zerbino Payssé Sebastián Zerbino Payssé Bernardo Antonaccio Rafael Beltrán Mauro Bettega Mario Bianchi Hilario Canessa Rodrigo Castellanos Pablo Collazo Juan Antonio Damiani Alfonso Díaz Cat Pablo Di Leva Nicolás Estrada Nicolás Furtado Joaquín Jaume Simón López Ortega Romero López Ortega Pablo Magariños Silvana Magrini Javier Martínez Pedro Musto Pilar Pelfort Juan Ignacio Sanguinetti Carlos Scuro Lacoste Ariel Tornin Rafael Soliwoda Alejandro Zivov
Similiar movies
One Day in September
The full story of the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and the Israeli revenge operation 'Wrath of God.' The 1972 Munich Olympics were interrupted by Palestinian terrorists taking Israeli athletes hostage. Besides footage taken at the time, we see interviews with the surviving terrorist, Jamal Al Gashey, and various officials detailing exactly how the police, lacking an anti-terrorist squad and turning down help from the Israelis, botched the operation.
The Mountain Between Us
Stranded on a mountain after a tragic plane crash, two strangers must work together to endure the extreme elements of the remote, snow-covered terrain. When they realize help is not coming, they embark on a perilous journey across hundreds of miles of wilderness, pushing each other to survive and discovering their inner strength.
Sands of the Kalahari
A diverse group of individuals struggle to survive in the Kalahari desert after their passenger plane crashes.
Society of the Snow
On October 13, 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, chartered to take a rugby team to Chile, crashes into a glacier in the heart of the Andes.
Sole Survivor
After inexplicably surving a plane crash, TV station worker Denise tries to get on with her life. After she learns that she was actually supposed to die in the crash, the unseen specter of death starts sending its minions, people that have recently died, to collect her.
The Crowded Sky
When Navy pilot Dale Heath takes off, he doesn't expect his navigational equipment to fail and must adapt when it goes out along with his radio. Heading straight for a commercial jet piloted by Dick Barnett, whose plane is full of passengers, Heath can't tell which way to turn in order to avoid a catastrophe.
Eden
After their plane crashes off the coast of a deserted Pacific island, the surviving members of an American soccer team find themselves in the most dire of circumstances with limited resources, dwindling food supply and no rescue coming any time soon. Team spirit evaporates as disagreements cause the group to separate into factions - a violent one lead by an unbalanced ruler, and a compassionate one led by a selfless player.
A Cry in the Wild
13-year-old Brian is the sole survivor of an unreported plane crash. Alone in the Yukon wilderness, Brian must learn to survive by his wits, find food and shelter, and brave wild, hungry animals until or if he is found.
Hot Ticket
Two beautiful hostages find themselves pitted against cold-blooded killers intent on escaping with a million dollars in 'laundered' currency. Stranded in an alpine wilderness, the hunters and the hunted play an action packed cat and mouse game with the money and their lives hanging in the balance
Wings of Hope
Werner Herzog returns to the South American jungle with Juliane Koepcke, the German woman who was the sole survivor of a plane crash there in 1971. They find the remains of the plane and recreate her journey out of the jungle.
The Andes Tragedy: 50 Years Later
In 1972, a plane carrying an Uruguayan rugby team disappeared into the Argentinean Andes. Now, 50 years after one of the greatest ordeals of survival in recorded human history, the full story is finally comprehensively told through the words of each of those who lived it.
Similiar TV Shows
Yellowjackets
This equal parts survival epic, psychological horror story and coming-of-age drama tells the saga of a team of wildly talented high school girls soccer players who become the (un)lucky survivors of a plane crash deep in the remote northern wilderness. The series chronicles their descent from a complicated but thriving team to savage clans, while also tracking the lives they’ve attempted to piece back together nearly 25 years later.
Patagonia: Earth's Secret Paradise
Documentary series delving into a rarely seen South American wilderness, home to surprising creatures who survive from the mighty Andes Mountains to Cape Horn.
Secret Space Escapes
Revealing terrifying accidents, fights for survival, and stories of close calls and near misses by the astronauts who survived them. This series offers chilling accounts of the challenges of space exploration as told only by the explorers who lived them and the men and women in mission control who helped each team avert disaster.
Wrecked
Single-camera comedy centering on a diverse group of survivors adjusting to being stranded on an uninhabited island, a dangerous new world where they must face many threats – mostly brought on by themselves. No longer plugged into the rest of the world, the group struggles to navigate their makeshift society while also learning to live without such modern comforts as indoor plumbing, Wi-Fi, social media and Chipotle.
Super League Show
The Super League Show is the BBC's rugby league highlights programme, shown on BBC One in the North of England, repeated nationally on BBC Two a few hours later, and also on the BBC website and BBC iPlayer. The programme, produced by PDI Media at BBC Yorkshire's studio in Leeds, is presented by Tanya Arnold with match commentary from Dave Woods & Andy Giddings and analysis from a variety of studio guests from Super League.
The Disappearance of Susan Cox Powell
The definitive story of Susan's devastating final years are revealed—unveiling alarming new developments, scandalous never-before-seen videos and rare interviews with family members offering a closer than ever look at one of the most shocking cases in recent memory.
Survive
Jane's plane crashes on a remote snow-covered mountain and she, along with Paul, the only remaining survivors, must pull themselves out of the wreckage and fight for their lives. Together they embark on a harrowing journey out of the wilderness, battling brutal conditions and personal traumas.
Plane Crash Recreated
Explaining and investigating the world's most infamous plane crashes by putting skilled pilots into state of the art simulators, and replicating the scenario.
Keep Breathing
When a small plane crashes in the middle of the Canadian wilderness, a lone woman must battle the elements and odds to survive.
Captive Audience: A Real American Horror Story
1972: 7-year-old Steven Stayner vanishes from Merced, California. For years, his family searches for him, only to find they’ve been looking for the wrong boy. 50 years on, Steven’s children unearth clues to their father’s mysterious past.
Aftershock: Everest and the Nepal Earthquake
After a terrible earthquake in Nepal, locals and tourists join forces to face destruction in this gripping docuseries.
Race to Survive: Alaska
Eight teams of elite adventure racers and survival experts compete in the unforgiving wilds of Alaska to claim a life-changing cash prize.
Six Nations: Full Contact
Round after round, match after match, Europe's best teams battle to take home the trophy in the 2023 Six Nations Championship.
Yeti: Curse of the Snow Demon
Surviving the plane crash was only the beginning ... After their plane crashes into uncharted territory in the Himalayas, the survivors set out to find help in the freezing cold. As the days pass and with no sign of a rescue, tensions begin to mount. The survivors wrestle with their consciences as they realise that in order to survive, they must use the bodies of the dead as food. But when it appears that something else is already feeding upon the dead, the survivors realise that their biggest danger is not hunger but something infinitely more sinister: a legendary Yeti is stalking them and is moving in for the kill. Can they outsmart the beast or will they die trying?