Vertical Limit

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Vertical Limit
Vertical Limit DVD Cover
Directed by	Martin Campbell
Produced by	Martin Campbell Robert King Marcia Nasatir Lloyd Phillips
Written by	Robert King (story) Robert King & Terry Hayes (screenplay)
Starring	Chris O'Donnell Robin Tunney Scott Glenn Izabella Scorupco Bill Paxton
Music by	James Newton Howard
Cinematography	David Tattersall
Editing by	Thom Noble
Distributed by	Columbia TriStar
Release date(s)	December 3, 2000
Running time	124 min.
Language	English
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Vertical Limit (2000) is an action movie/thriller directed by New Zealander Martin Campbell (Casino Royale, The Mask of Zorro) starring, among others, Chris O'Donnell, Bill Paxton, Robin Tunney and Scott Glenn. It narrates the attempted ascent of K2 by a group of alpinists, led by an ambitious billionaire. But the climbing party gets into serious jeopardy after an avalanche occurs, killing some of the members and trapping others inside a crevasse. At the base, a rescue team is formed to rediscover their buried mates. The undertaking soon becomes a race against time as the victims run out of supplies and medicine against altitude sickness.

Tagline: Hold your breath.

1 Main cast
2 Trivia
3 Controversy
4 External links

[edit] Main cast

Chris O'Donnell - Peter Garrett
Robin Tunney - Annie Garrett
Scott Glenn - Montgomery Wick
Izabella Scorupco - Monique Aubertine
Bill Paxton - Elliot Vaughn

[edit] Trivia

The film was shot on several locations including Monument Valley, New Zealand and northern Pakistan.
The budget was set at an estimated 75 million dollars.
The US box office takings were some 68 million dollars.
The film grossed $213,500,000 Worldwide.
Professional mountaineer Ed Viesturs has a cameo playing himself.

[edit] Controversy

Despite receiving mixed critical reaction, one supporter of the film at the time of its release was film critic David Manning who gave the film critical praise. In late 2001, however, Manning was revealed to be fictitious, created by Sony to fake publicity for the film.