Into Thin Air: Death on Everest
Brief Synopsis
Movie based on the stories of Jon Krakauer and other survivors of the May 1996 mountain climbing disaster on Mount Everest, which took the lives of two of the world's most renowned mountaineers, team expedition leaders Scott Fischer and Rob Hall.
Cast & Crew
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Robert Markowitz
Director
Peter Horton
Scott Fischer
Nathaniel Parker
Rob Hall
Christopher Mcdonald
Jon Krakauer
Richard Jenkins
Beck Weathers
Tim Dutton
Andy Harris
Film Details
Also Known As
Death on Everest
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
1997
Production Company
ABC Entertainment Group; F Stop Inc; Stillking Films
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Location
Pitzal, Tirol, Austria
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Movie based on the stories of Jon Krakauer and other survivors of the May 1996 mountain climbing disaster on Mount Everest, which took the lives of two of the world's most renowned mountaineers, team expedition leaders Scott Fischer and Rob Hall.
Director
Robert Markowitz
Director
Cast
Peter Horton
Scott Fischer
Nathaniel Parker
Rob Hall
Christopher Mcdonald
Jon Krakauer
Richard Jenkins
Beck Weathers
Tim Dutton
Andy Harris
Pamela Gien
Sandy Hill Pittman
Peter J Lucas
Anatoli Bourkreev
Long Nguyen
Ang Dorje
Jeff Perry
Doug Hansen
Ned Vaughn
Neal Beidleman
Akemi Otani
Yasuko Namba
Richard Rees
Lopsang Sherpa
Stuart Milligan
Dale Kruse
Nicholas Hewetson
Tim Madsen
Luke Garrett
Mike Groom
Romilly Weeks
Charlotte Fox
Esther Hall
Jan Arnold
David Forman
Nigel Fan
Taiwanese Climber No 2
Crew
Suzanne Angel
Adr Editor
Wayne Artman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert J Avrech
Screenwriter
Leo Baumgartner
Technical Advisor
David Beatty
Editor
Karl Heinz Bochnig
Special Effects Coordinator
Ivan Chalupa
Key Grip
Kathi Danielson
Production Accountant
Jiri Farkas
Hair Stylist
Denny Flinn
Assistant
Petr Forejt
Boom Operator
Suzanne Gordon
Publicity
Michael Graham
Sound Editor
Martin Grosup
Camera Operator
Monika Hanzlikova
Assistant
Robert L Harman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ronald Hart
Production Assistant
Lee Holdridge
Music
Judith Holstra
Casting (Usa)
Frank Jones
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jiri Juda
Property Master
Jindra Koci
Art Director
Jon Krakauer
Book As Source Material ("Into Thin Air")
Todd Lachniet
Production Coordinator
Barbara Lane
Costume Designer
Abraham Leibman
Gaffer
Carl Lawrence Ludwig
Assistant Director
Mirek Lux
Assistant Director
Michael Lyle
Sound Editor
David Minkowski
Co-Producer
Rosalie Muskatt
Producer
Lida Ordnungova
Production Coordinator
Jay Patterson
Sound Department
Pavlina Prikrylova
Assistant Production Coordinator
Hans Proppe
Producer
Cathy Rehl
Publicity
Neil Roach
Director Of Photography
Don Sanders
Music Editor
Franz Schrems
Director Of Photography (2nd Unit)
Astrid Sieben
Set Decorator
Michal Skop
Unit Production Manager
Bernard Sofronski
Executive Producer
Meg Speirs
Makeup
Francesco Stazonelli
Location Manager
Carol A Stewart
Script Supervisor
Emily Stiilam
Assistant Director
Christian Stoltz
Production Assistant
Deborah Edell Underwood
Associate Producer
Rachel Verno
Co-Producer
Christiaan Wagener
Production Designer
Z Jean Woods
Assistant Editor
Jeremy Zimmermann
Casting (United Kingdom)
Film Details
Also Known As
Death on Everest
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
1997
Production Company
ABC Entertainment Group; F Stop Inc; Stillking Films
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Location
Pitzal, Tirol, Austria
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States November 9, 1997
Released in United States on Video October 13, 1998
Began shooting April 14, 1997.
Completed shooting late May 1997.
