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ERA
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50 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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Survive!
"The most shocking episode in the history of human survival."
1976 1h 51m ES
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★5.9TMDB · 47
AdventureDrama
Synopsis
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A Uruguayan rugby team crashes in the Andes Mountains and has to survive the extremely cold temperatures and rough climate. As some of the people die, the survivors are forced to make a terrible decision between starvation and cannibalism.
“The most shocking episode in the history of human survival.”
Cast
Hugo Stiglitz
Francisco Pedraza
Norma Lazareno
Silvia Pedraza
Luz María Aguilar
Mrs. Madero
Fernando Larrañaga
Madero
Lorenzo de Rodas
Pablo Ferrel
Raúl
Leonardo Daniel
Carmelo
Sara Guasch
Silvia's Mother
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- René Cardona
- Writers
- Charles Blair Jr., René Cardona Jr.
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Countries
- Mexico
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Raúl Lavista. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Alfredo Rosas Priego shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Hugo Stiglitz and Norma Lazareno and Luz María Aguilar carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "The most shocking episode in the history of human survival.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0075290 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
René Cardona directs. Raúl Lavista scores. Alfredo Rosas Priego cuts. Produced in Mexico. Dialogue in English, Spanish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 150 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Original score by Raúl Lavista. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Alfredo Rosas Priego shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Hugo Stiglitz and Norma Lazareno and Luz María Aguilar carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "The most shocking episode in the history of human survival.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt0075290 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 47 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Original score
- Raúl Lavista
- Editing
- Alfredo Rosas Priego
- Runtime
- 111 min · 1h 51m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- ES
- Certification (US)
- R
- IMDB
- Survive! (1976)
Also by
René Cardona
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- AV
Avant Films S.A.
- CO
Conacine
MX
- PR
Productora Fílmica Real
MX
Key crew
- Set DesignerAlberto Ladrón de Guevara
- Set DecorationCarlos Arjona
- EditorAlfredo Rosas Priego
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- based on true story
- rugby
- survival
- airplane crash
- andes mountains
- cannibalism
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1976-08-04R
Also known as
International titles
- Os Sobreviventes dos AndesBR
- Überleben!DE
- Είμαστε Όλοι ΚαννίβαλοιGR
- ΕπιβίωσηGR
