Touching the Void

Name: Touching the Void
Genre: Documentary, Adventure, Drama
Released: 2004-03-12
Duration: 1 h 46 min
Rating: 7.9
Cast: Brendan Mackey, Nicholas Aaron, Richard Hawking, Joe Simpson, Simon Yates

IMDb ID: tt0379557 · Year: 2004 · Rating: 7.9 (39,073 votes)

Genres: Documentary · Adventure · Drama

The true story of two climbers and their perilous journey up the west face of Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Touching the Void
Canada: Touching the Void (English)
United Kingdom: Touching the Void
Ireland: Touching the Void (English)
India: Touching the Void (English)
India: Touching the Void (Hindi)
Netherlands: Touching the Void
New Zealand: Touching the Void (English)
Philippines: Touching the Void (English)
Sweden: Touching the Void (Festival Title)
United States: Touching the Void
South Africa: Touching the Void (English)
Argentina: Tocando el vacío
Spain: Tocando el vacío
Hungary: A végtelen érintése (Alternative Title)
Greece: Aggizontas to keno (transliterated title)
Poland: Czekając na Joe
Serbia: Dodir praznine
Finland: Kuoleman rajalla
Canada: La mort suspendue (French)
France: La Mort suspendue
Italy: La morte sospesa
Georgia: Sitsarielestan shekheba
Finland: Snudda vid avgrunden (Swedish)
Germany: Sturz ins leere
Switzerland: Sturz ins Leere (German)
Japan: The Rope That Divided Fate (English, literal English title)
Mexico: Tocando la cima
Brazil: Tocando o vazio
Portugal: Touching the Void - uma história de sobrevivência
Sweden: Touching the Void: Snudda vid avgrunden
Hungary: Zuhanás a csendbe
Greece: Αγγίζοντας το κενό
Bulgaria: Докосване до пустотата (Bulgarian)
Russia: Касаясь пустоты
Ukraine: Торкаючись безодні
China: 冰峰168小时 (Mandarin)
Taiwan: 攀越冰峰
Japan: 運命を分けたザイル (Japanese)
Торкаючись безодніContent RatingRRelease Date2004-03-12Runtime106 minutesMetascore82IMDb Popularity0User Reviews179Critic Reviews88Countries / RegionsUnited Kingdom
United StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordssnow adventure
snowing
mountaineering
year 1985
whiteoutFilming LocationsSiula Grande, PeruProduction CompaniesFilmFour
UK Film Council
Darlow Smithson ProductionsIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379557/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0379557.jpgUpdated At2025-05-02T07:21:07

Stars

Brendan Mackey
Nicholas Aaron
Richard Hawking
Joe Simpson
Simon Yates
Ollie Ryall

Directors

Kevin Macdonald

Writers

Joe Simpson

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Brendan Mackey | Character: Joe Simpson
Actor: Nicholas Aaron | Character: Simon Yates
Actor: Richard Hawking | Character: Self
Actor: Joe Simpson | Character: Self
Actor: Simon Yates | Character: Self
Actor: Ollie Ryall | Character: Richard Hawking

[Directors Group]
Name: Kevin Macdonald | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Joe Simpson | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Charles Furneaux | Role: Producer
Name: Robin Gutch | Role: Producer
Name: Gina Marsh | Role: Producer
Name: John Smithson | Role: Producer
Name: Paul Sowerbutts | Role: Producer
Name: Sue Summers | Role: Producer
Name: Paul Trijbits | Role: Producer
Name: Paul Webster | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Alex Heffes | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Mike Eley | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Justine Wright | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Susie Figgis | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Patrick Bill | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Patrick Bill | Role: Art Director

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Patrick Bill | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Sarita Allison | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Emma Clarke | Role: Production Manager
Name: Peter McAleese | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Nick Laws | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Giles Asbury | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Tim Alban | Role: Sound Department
Name: Robert Brazier | Role: Sound Department
Name: Felicity Cottrell | Role: Sound Department
Name: Richard Davey | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mick Duffield | Role: Sound Department
Name: Anthony Faust | Role: Sound Department
Name: Joakim Sundström | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mark Kenna | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Martin Neill | Role: Special Effects

[Visual Effects]
Name: Matthias Albrecht | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Simon Burley | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Graham Collier | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Peter Farrer | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Ben Haworth | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Dave Cuthbertson | Role: Stunts
Name: Rory Gregory | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: John de Borman | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Oliver Driscoll | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Olly Driscoll | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Christian Klehr | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ralph Kulike | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Dan Shoring | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Chris Thornton | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Simon Wagen | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Indira Ashton | Role: Casting Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Stephen Barker | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Simon Brook | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Ben Lester | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Kevin Phelan | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Jon Thompson | Role: Editorial Department

[Music Department]
Name: Abi Leland | Role: Music Department
Name: Andy Richards | Role: Music Department
Name: Bevan Smith | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Christine Baxter-Jones | Role: Production Department
Name: Lesley Brown | Role: Production Department
Name: Lucy Daniels | Role: Production Department
Name: Regine Dura | Role: Production Department
Name: Nion Hazell | Role: Production Department
Name: Deborah McLaughlan | Role: Production Department
Name: Jesús Montero | Role: Production Department
Name: Emma Parsons | Role: Production Department
Name: Faye Richardson | Role: Production Department
Name: Gillian Strachan | Role: Production Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Olly Allen | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kim Ballard | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Christine Barnes | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Hattie Bowering | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Eduardo Shuán Caldúa | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Melorie Chilton | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Hugo Milla Chinchay | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dave Cuthbertson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: John Falkiner | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Michael Fleisher | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Néstor Morales Flores | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Laura Franses | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Paul Gardner | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rory Gregory | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Paul Grindey | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Brian Hall | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Andrew Hildebrand | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Vince Holden | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Marcelino Milla Huarac | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Vicky Jones | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jim Kerr | Role: Additional Crew
Name: François Marsigny | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Paul Moores | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Pelayo Milla Morales | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Fiona Morham | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Vincent Narduzzo | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Eloy Salazar Obregón | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rodolfo Reyes Oropeza | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Luke Randolph | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jim Reekie | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Martin Rhodes | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tim Rhodes | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ollie Ryall | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Joe Simpson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sally Steele | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ulla Streib | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Juan Sánchez | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gareth Tansey | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Harry Taylor | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jorge Clemente Vargas | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Howard Watkins | Role: Additional Crew
Name: John Whittle | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Marc Wolff | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Simon Yates | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Michael J. Harker | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Richard Hawking | Role: Thanks
Name: Adrian Warren | Role: Thanks
Name: Paul Webster | Role: Thanks
Name: Marc Wolff | Role: Thanks
Name: Simon Yates | Role: Thanks
Name: Marc Ziegler | Role: Thanks

Trailers

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Release Schedule

Canada: September 5, 2003 (Toronto International Film Festival)
France: October 3, 2003 (Dinard Festival of British Cinema)
Ireland: October 17, 2003 (Cork Film festival)
United Kingdom: October 27, 2003 (BFI London Film Festival)
United Kingdom: December 12, 2003
United States: January 23, 2004 (New York City, New York, premiere)
Sweden: January 24, 2004 (Göteborg Film Festival)
Ireland: January 30, 2004
United States: February 6, 2004 (Los Angeles, California, premiere)
Switzerland: February 11, 2004 (French speaking region)
France: February 11, 2004
Canada: February 20, 2004
Argentina: March 12, 2004 (Mar del Plata Film Festival)
United States: March 12, 2004
Poland: March 26, 2004
Hong Kong: April 15, 2004
Switzerland: April 22, 2004 (German speaking region)
Iceland: April 23, 2004
Germany: April 29, 2004
Netherlands: May 6, 2004
Portugal: May 20, 2004
China: June 7, 2004 (Shanghai International Film Festival)
Belgium: June 16, 2004
Australia: June 24, 2004
New Zealand: July 11, 2004 (Auckland International Film Festival)
Spain: July 30, 2004
Austria: August 20, 2004
Italy: August 28, 2004 (limited)
Greece: September 17, 2004 (Athens Film Festival)
Czech Republic: October 7, 2004
Norway: November 3, 2004 (DVD premiere)
Hungary: November 25, 2004
Sweden: December 15, 2004 (DVD premiere)
Armenia: December 16, 2004 (European Film Festival)
Greece: February 11, 2005
Japan: February 11, 2005
Mexico: February 25, 2005 (Mexico City)
Italy: March 18, 2005
Israel: March 24, 2005
Finland: December 14, 2007 (TV premiere)

Awards

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