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The Fatal Game

The Fatal Game

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 17, 1996

Runtime

0h 52m

Genres

Adventure, Documentary, Drama

User Score

86%

Original Title

The Fatal Game

Production Companies

Making Movies, Raytora Pty Ltd, Orana Films

Director

Richard Dennison

Description

In 1994, New Zealand mountaineer, Mark Whetu, summitted Mt Everest with climbing partner and friend Mike Reinberger. However it was late in the day and after a freezing night on the summit, Whetu was faced with a terrible decision...to leave Reinberger or stay with him forever.