Touching the void /

In 1985, two young British friends travelled to a remote corner of Peru. Ambitious mountaineers, their aim was to conquer the unclimbed west face of a notorious 21,000 ft. peak, "Siula Grande." When one of them shatters his leg in a fall on the way down, they become separated by series of...

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Corporate Authors: FilmFour (Firm), Film Council (Great Britain), Channel Four (Great Britain), Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), Darlow Smithson Productions, MGM Home Entertainment Inc
Other Authors: Macdonald, Kevin, 1967-, Simpson, Joe, 1960-, Yates, Simon, 1963-, Mackey, Brendan, Aaron, Nicholas, Simpson, Joe
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed-captioned. In English, with optional subtitles in English and Spanish.
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Summary:In 1985, two young British friends travelled to a remote corner of Peru. Ambitious mountaineers, their aim was to conquer the unclimbed west face of a notorious 21,000 ft. peak, "Siula Grande." When one of them shatters his leg in a fall on the way down, they become separated by series of devastating mishaps.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 2003.
Based on: Touching the void / by Joe Simpson.
Aspect ratio 16x9 widescreen (1.85:1).
Special features: Making of Touching the void featurette -- Return to Siula Grande featurette -- What happened next interview with Joe Simpson & Simon Yates -- Original theatrical trailer.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; Dolby digital, 5.1 surround.
Audience:MPAA rating: R. Special features contain unrated material.
Production Credits:Editor, Justine Wright ; director of photography, Mike Eley ; music by Alex Heffes.
ISBN:0792861221