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Into Thin Air: Death on Everest

Into Thin Air: Death on Everest

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 9, 1997

Runtime

1h 30m

Genres

Adventure, Action, Drama

User Score

55%

Original Title

Into Thin Air: Death on Everest

Production Companies

Sofronski Productions, Columbia TriStar Television

Director

Robert Markowitz

Description

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.