Vertical Limit
Hold your breath.
Rating: 6.0 out of 10TMDB(1.2K votes)
Overview
Trapped near the summit of K2, the world's second-highest mountain, Annie Garrett radios to base camp for help. Brother Peter hears Annie's message and assembles a team to save her and her group before they succumb to K2's unforgiving elements. But, as Annie lays injured in an icy cavern, the rescuers face several terrifying events that could end the rescue attempt -- and their lives.
Fun facts
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Box office
Grossed $216M worldwide, about 2.9 times its $75M budget
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Filming locations
Filmed in Utah, New Zealand and Pinewood Studios
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Setting
Set in Utah
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Music
Music by James Newton Howard
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Cinematography
Cinematography by David Tattersall
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Robert KingWriter, Story
- Terry HayesWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 8, 2000
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $75M
- Revenue
- $215.7M
- Countries
- Germany, United States of America
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In the United States
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Cast
Chris O'DonnellPeter Garrett
Robin TunneyAnnie Garrett
Bill PaxtonElliot Vaughn
Scott GlennMontgomery Wick
Izabella ScorupcoMonique Aubertine
Nicholas LeaTom McLaren
Temuera MorrisonMajor Rasul
Alexander SiddigKareem Nazir
Stuart WilsonRoyce Garrett
Augie DavisAziz
Roshan SethColonel Amir Salim- Alejandro Valdés-RochinSergeant Asim
- Rod BrownAli Hasan
Steve Le MarquandCyril Bench
Ben MendelsohnMalcolm Bench
Ed ViestursHimself
Robert TaylorSkip Taylor
Campbell Cooley'Campbell'
Alistair Browning'Ali'
Tiffany de CastroSteffi
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