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The Fatal Game (1996)

8.2/10 0h 52m May 17, 1996
Adventure Documentary Drama

In 1994, New Zealand mountaineer, Mark Whetu, summitted Mt Everest with climbing partner and friend Mike Reinberger. However it was late in the day and after a freezing night on the summit, Whetu was faced with a terrible decision...to leave Reinberger or stay with him forever.

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Movie Details

Original Title The Fatal Game
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.1

Cast

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Mark Whetu
Himself
Popularity: 0.1

Key Crew

Producer James Heyward, Richard Dennison
Writer James Heyward, Richard Dennison
Director Richard Dennison
Editor Julian Russell
Executive Producer James Heyward

Production

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NZ
Raytora Pty Ltd
Orana Films
AU

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Keywords

mountain mountaineer climbing mount everest free climbing alpinist

Reviews from TMDB

Peter McGinn 10/10
Dec 12, 2021

This is a one-hour documentary that covers on a personal level one of the most volatile issues that come up when mountaineering is discussed, especially by non-climbers. This is the ethical and survival decisions made by people on whether to leave other climbers behind, probably to die. But this ... Read more

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Details
Release Date May 17, 1996
Runtime 0h 52m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.1
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