Touching the Void [2003 film] (2003)

by Kevin Macdonald (Director), David Darlow (Writer)

Other authors: Nicholas Aaron (Actor), Richard Hawking (Actor), Brendan Mackey (Actor), John Smithson (Producer), Paul Sowerbutts (Producer) — 4 more, Sue Summers (Producer), Paul Trijbits (Producer), Paul Webster (Producer), Justine Wright (Editor)

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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". Their story has become part of mountaineering legend.

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Touching the Void is a mountain-climbing movie about one man's near-death experience, and a powerful and incredible real-life adventure story.

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Macdonald, Kevin	Director	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Darlow, David	Writer	main author	all editions	confirmed
Aaron, Nicholas	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Hawking, Richard	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Mackey, Brendan	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Smithson, John	Producer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Sowerbutts, Paul	Producer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Summers, Sue	Producer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Trijbits, Paul	Producer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Webster, Paul	Producer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Wright, Justine	Editor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival by Joe Simpson

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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". Their story has become part of mountaineering legend.

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