How photos of the real 1972 Andes plane crash compare to 'Society of the Snow' Dr. Roberto Canessa, who was among the 16 survivors who endured 72 days in the Andes, said the movie took him "back ...

The new Netflix drama, directed by J.A. Bayona, tells the story of the disaster, which happened in October 1972 when Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashed into the Andes mountains, immediately ...

Where are the 1972 Andes plane crash survivors now? Of the 16 survivors, 14 are still alive. José Luis “Coche” Inciarte died in 2023 of cancer, per the AFP , as did Javier Methol in 2015.

On October 13, 1972, a charter plane carrying a rugby team and some of their friends and family was headed toward Chile when it crashed in the Andes mountains. 45 people were on the plane, only 16 ...

The 1972 Andes plane crash story has been told many times. ... Bayona’s movie is based on Pablo Vierci’s book of the same title, and follows the story of the Uruguayan Air Force plane disaster.

Survivors of the 1972 Andes plane crash including Dr. Roberto Canessa amid a new Netflix movie "Society of the Snow" that recounts their ordeal including eating human flesh to stay alive.

The movie Society of the Snow, about the close bond they formed in minus 30 temperatures in the fuselage of the wrecked plane, has been a Netflix smash hit and a three-part documentary, Andes ...

Airing Jan. 4, the adaptation details the 1972 crash of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 and the extraordinary lengths passengers took to survive in the Andes Mountains. (Netflix) ...

He survived the 1972 Andes plane crash. ... Above, Ethan Hawke and Josh Hamilton in "Alive," a movie based on the Andes plane crash. Photograph by AF Archive, Alamy.

Eduardo Strauch survived the 1972 Andes plane crash of the Uruguayan rugby team. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with him about his story of hope in his book, Out of the Silence: After the Crash.

16 survivors remained after Uruguyan Flight 571 crashed in the Andes in 1972. But eight more had died — and these deaths hit the hardest, a crushing blow among those who had survived the crash.