The Place of the Dead (1997)
1h 40m
Running Time
January 18, 1997Release Date
The Place of the Dead (1997)
1h 40m
Running Time
January 18, 1997Release Date
Plot.
It was one of the last unexplored places on Earth; a terrifyingly deep gully in the heart of the Borneo jungle. It was the ultimate challenge – to climb down into it and explore what the locals call, "The Place of the Dead." Based on a true story that made headlines around the world, this adventure drama is the tale of men pushed to their limits and beyond, battling against forces that they could not comprehend.
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Cast & Crew.
Greg Wise
Corporal Hugh Brittan
Greg Wise
Corporal Hugh Brittan
Simon Dutton
Lt Colonel Robert Neill
Dougray Scott
Lance Corporal Richard Mayfield
Ralph Brown
Sgt Bob Mann
John McArdle
Major Ron Foster
David Nellist
Lance Corporal Steve Page
Suri Krishnamma
Director
Details.
Wiki.
The Place of the Dead is a 1997 television film directed by Suri Krishnamma and written by Jeff Pope. It is a 'true story' account of a British Army expedition in Malaysia that made headlines in 1994 when it went badly wrong. The expedition was to climb up Mount Kinabalu, the highest peak in Malaysia, and descend down the steep cliff faces on the other side into Low's Gully and then trek through the valley. The group of ten split up, with the fitter members of the team continuing on to keep to their rations and on the assumption that the less fit members had given up on the descent. The less able members meanwhile, carried on assuming that the fitter members were waiting for them.