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Cliffhanger

1993 film directed by Renny Harlin

Film · TMDB

6.5

A year after losing his friend in a tragic 4,000-foot fall, former ranger Gabe Walker and his partner, Hal, are called to return to the same peak to rescue a group of stranded climbers, only to learn the climbers are actually thieving hijackers who are looking for boxes full of money.

Released: 1993-05-28113 minDir: Renny HarlinAction, Adventure, Thriller

Cast

Sylvester Stallone as Gabe Walker
John Lithgow as Qualen
Michael Rooker as Hal Tucker
Janine Turner as Jessie Deighan
Rex Linn as Travers
Caroline Goodall as Kristel

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Ratings · OMDb

IMDb

6.5/10

146,934 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

67%

Metacritic

59/100

Rated: R
Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. 1 win & 12 nominations total

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Key facts

Directed by: Renny Harlin
Screenplay by: Michael France Sylvester Stallone
Story by: Michael France
Based on: A premise, by John Long
Produced by: Alan Marshall Renny Harlin Mario Kassar
Starring: Sylvester Stallone John Lithgow Michael Rooker Janine Turner Leon Robinson Paul Winfield Ralph Waite
Cinematography: Alex Thomson
Edited by: Frank J. Urioste
Music by: Trevor Jones
Production companies: Carolco Pictures Le Studio Canal+ Pioneer Corporation RCS Video
Distributed by: TriStar Pictures
Release dates: May 20, 1993 ( 1993-05-20 ) ( Cannes ) May 28, 1993 ( 1993-05-28 ) (United States)

Key dates

Published: 29 July 1993

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: film
Genre: survival film
Country of origin: Italy
Original language: English language
Main subject: terrorism
Director: Renny Harlin
Screenwriter: Sylvester Stallone
Cast member: Rosemary Dunsmore
Composer: Trevor Jones
Producer: Mario Kassar

Article

Cliffhanger is a 1993 American action thriller film starring Sylvester Stallone as a mountain climber who becomes embroiled in the heist of a U.S. Treasury plane flying through the Rocky Mountains. It is directed by Renny Harlin and written by Stallone and Michael France. It also stars John Lithgow, Michael Rooker and Janine Turner. It was the last film to use the 1984–1993 TriStar Pictures logo. It is the first installment in the Cliffhanger film series.

The film premiered at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 1993, and was released in the United States on May 28, 1993, by TriStar Pictures. It received mixed to positive reviews and earned $255 million worldwide against a $70 million budget, becoming the 7th-highest-grossing film of 1993.