Touching the Void 20 years old

The closer you are to death. The more you realize you are alive.

Touching the Void

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.

Credits

Touching the Void Cast

Name Character
Brendan Mackey as Joe Simpson
Ollie Ryall as Richard Hawking
Richard Hawking as Himself
Nicholas Aaron He was 3, now 24 years old as Simon Yates
Simon Yates He was 11, now 31 years old as Himself
Joe Simpson (actor) as Himself

Touching the Void Crew

Name Department
Susie Figgis as Casting. She was 55 (now 76) years old Production
Alex Heffes as Original Music Composer. He was 32 (now 52) years old Sound
Keith Partridge as Director of Photography. Camera
Justine Wright as Editor. She was 53 (now 74) years old Editing
Paul Trijbits as Executive Producer. He was 102 (now 123) years old Production
Robin Gutch as Executive Producer. Production
John Smithson as Producer. He was 53 (now 74) years old Production
Mike Eley as Director of Photography. He was 43 (now 64) years old Camera
Kevin Macdonald as Director. He was 35 (now 56) years old Directing
Joe Simpson (actor) as Author. Writing
Charles Furneaux as Executive Producer. He was 168 (78) years old when He died Production
Touching the Void poster
Touching the Void (20 years)

The closer you are to death. The more you realize you are alive.

  • Release day: Friday, September 05, 2003
  • Runtime: 106 minutes
  • Revenue: 13885802.00