Into Thin Air: Death on Everest_
An adaptation of Jon Krakauer's best selling book, "Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster". This movie attempts to re-create the disastrous events that took place during the Mount Everest climb on May 10, 1996. It also follows Jon Krakauer throughout the movie, and portrays what he was going through while climbing this mountain.
Starring
Peter Horton, Nathaniel Parker, Richard Jenkins
Updated Feb 16, 2026
WHERE TO WATCH
Prime Video
4 countries
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Year context
Into Thin Air: Death on Everest was released 29 years ago in 1997.
Overview
An adaptation of Jon Krakauer's best selling book, "Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster". This movie attempts to re-create the disa...
Into Thin Air: Death on Everest is a Adventure, Action, Drama film with a runtime of 1h 30m.
CAST (19)
Peter Horton
Scott Fischer
Nathaniel Parker
Rob Hall
Richard Jenkins
Beck Weathers
Christopher McDonald
Jon Krakauer
Tim Dutton
Andy Harris
PG
Pamela Gien
Sandy Hill Pittman
Peter J. Lucas
Anatoli Boukreev
Long Nguyen
Ang Dorje
Jeff Perry
Doug Hansen
Ned Vaughn
Neal Beidelman
AO
Akemi Otani
Yasuko Namba
Richard Rees
Lopsang Sherpa
Stuart Milligan
Dale Kruse
NH
Nicholas Hewetson
Tim Madsen
LG
Luke Garrett
Mike Groom
RW
Romilly Weeks
Charlotte Fox
Esther Hall
Jan Arnold
David Forman
Taiwanese Climber #1
NF
Nigel Fan
Taiwanese Climber #2
DETAILS
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is Into Thin Air: Death on Everest about?
An adaptation of Jon Krakauer's best selling book, "Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster". This movie attempts to re-create the disastrous events that took place during the Mount Everest climb on May 10, 1996. It also follows Jon Krakauer throughout the movie, and portrays what he was going through while climbing this mountain.
How long is Into Thin Air: Death on Everest?
Into Thin Air: Death on Everest has a runtime of 90 minutes (1h 30m).
Who stars in Into Thin Air: Death on Everest?
The cast of Into Thin Air: Death on Everest includes Peter Horton, Nathaniel Parker, Richard Jenkins, Christopher McDonald, Tim Dutton.
What is the rating of Into Thin Air: Death on Everest?
Into Thin Air: Death on Everest has a rating of 5.4 out of 10 based on 32 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (3)
Adventure
Action
Drama
