Alive (1993 film)

"I saw no color at all in the mountains, just muted patches of black and gray. There was no softness, no life, only rock and snow and ice, and as I looked down into all that rugged wildness, I had to laugh at the arrogance of anyone who had ever thought that human beings have conquered the Earth."

"You can't build a life on a foundation of dreams and wishes. A good life isn't plucked from the sky. You build a life up from the ground, with hard work and clear thinking. Things make sense. There are rules and realities that will not change to suit your needs. It's your job to understand these rules. If you do, and you work hard and work smart, you will be all right."

"[voice over] After 20 years, you analyze a lot. You remember people, heroism. The Miracle of the Andes...that's what they call it. Many people come up to me and say that, had they been there, they surely would have died - but that makes no sense because, until you are in a situation like that, you have no idea how you'll behave. To be affronted by solitude without decadence or a single material thing to prostitute - that elevates you to a spiritual plane...where I felt the presence of God. Now there's the God they taught me about at school - and there's the God that's hidden by what surrounds us in this civilization. That's the God that I met on the mountain."

"[voice over] And so we were saved. Nando and Canessa breached the Andes and we were saved. Later, a group went back and buried the bodies. They built a rough stone altar by the grave and on top of it, they placed an iron cross. There's nothing more I can tell you. We were brought together by a grand experience."

"I don't pray to God for forgiveness or favors, I only pray to be closer to Him, and when I pray, I fill my heart with love. When I pray this way, I know that God is love. When I feel that love, I remember that we don't need angles or a heaven, because we are a part of God already."

"Federico Aranda: Are we supposed to fly that close to the mountains?"

"Carlitos Páez: Hey, I'll pay for pizza if you go get it."

"They survived the impossible...by doing the unthinkable."

"They were ordinary young men driven to the very limits of human endurance."

"The triumph of the human spirit."

"Ethan Hawke - Nando Parrado"

"Josh Hamilton - Roberto Canessa"

"John Haymes Newton - Antonio "Tintin" Vizintin"

"Bruce Ramsay - Carlitos Páez"

"Christian Meoli - Federico Aranda"

"David Kriegel - Gustavo Zerbino"

"Jack Noseworthy - Bobby Francois"

"Kevin Breznahan - Roy Harley"

"David Cubitt - Adolfo "Fito" Strauch"

"Gian DiDonna - Eduardo Strauch"

"John Cassini - Daniel Fernández"

"Richard Ian Cox - Ramón "Moncho" Sabella"

"Nuno Antunes - Álvaro Mangino"

"Gordon Currie - José Luis "Coche" Inciarte"

"Sam Behrens - Javier Methol"

"Michael Tayles - Alfredo Delgado"

"Steven Shayler - José Pedro Algorta"

"Michael Sicoly - the Pilot (Col. Julio César Ferradas)"

"Jerry Wasserman - the Co-Pilot (Lt. Colonel Dante Lagurara)"

"Tony Morelli - the Navigator (Lt. Ramón Martínez)"

"José Zúñiga - the Mechanic (Sgt. Carlos "Fraga" Roque)"

"Frank Pellegrino - the Steward (Sgt. Ovidio Joaquín Ramírez)"

"Illeana Douglas - Liliana Methol"

"Ele Keats - Susana Parrado"

"Jan D'Arcy - Eugenia Parrado"

"Vincent Spano - Antonio Balbi"

"Michael DeLorenzo - Rafael Cano"

"Danny Nucci - Hugo Díaz"

"Josh Lucas - Felipe Restano"

"Chad Willett - Pablo Montero"

"Michael Woolson - Juan Martino"