The Fatal Game
1996, English. Directed by Richard Dennison.
In 1994, New Zealand mountaineer, Mark Whetu, summitted Mt Everest with climbing partner and friend Mike Reinberger. However it was late in the day and after a freezing night on the summit, Whetu was faced with a terrible decision...to leave Reinberger or stay with him forever.
- Runtime
- 0h 52m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 17 May 1996
- Country
- New Zealand
- Written by
- James Heyward, Richard Dennison, Mark Whetu
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The Fatal Game runs 52 minutes (0h 52m).
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Who directed The Fatal Game?
The Fatal Game (1996) was directed by Richard Dennison and stars Mark Whetu.