DocumentaryActionAdventure
Theatrical September 5, 2003
Touching the Void poster

Touching the Void (2003)

Touching the Void is a book-based movie adapted from "Touching the void" by Joe Simpson. This Documentary/Action film is a direct adaptation, and its release date is September 5, 2003.

The Source Material

Touching the void

The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival

by Joe Simpson

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Overview

Joe Simpson and his climbing partner, Simon Yates, had just reached the top of a 21,000-foot peak in the Andes when disaster struck. Simpson plunged off the vertical face of an ice ledge, breaking his leg. In the hours that followed, darkness fell and a blizza…

About The Movie

Description

The true story of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates' disastrous and nearly-fatal mountain climb of 6,344m Siula Grande in the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.

Details

Title
Touching the Void
Original Title
Touching the Void
Original Language
EN
Genres
Documentary, Action, Adventure, Drama
US Theatrical
September 5, 2003 · Rated R