Touching the Void

Touching the Void

2003 · 1h46 · Film

Directed by Kevin Macdonald

Starring Brendan Mackey, Nicholas Aaron, Ollie Ryall, Joe Simpson, Richard Hawking, Simon Yates

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The true story of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates' disastrous and nearly-fatal mountain climb of 6,344m Siula Grande in the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.

Original language
English
Screenplay
Joe Simpson
Music
Alex Heffes
Cinematography
Mike Eley, Keith Partridge
Cast
Joe Simpson, Richard Hawking, Simon Yates

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