They call it the savage mountain. 27 people have perished trying to reach the summit on K2, the world's second highest peak. A U.S. climbing team, funded by millionaire Clairborne is determined to conquer K2.
Practical Effects
Real altitude filming that makes green screen Everest movies look like cartoons.
Acting
Michael Biehn's barely-controlled panic face deserves its own IMDb credit.
Director
Franc Roddam
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Filmed on Mount Waddington in British Columbia after Pakistan denied filming permits on real K2; the actual summit has only been captured on film a handful of times.
Based on Patrick Meyers' 1983 stage play that ran Off-Broadway with minimalist staging—imagine two actors and a ladder representing 28,000 feet of terror.
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