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Dante's Peak
Volcanologist Harry Dalton comes to the sleepy town of Dante's Peak to investigate the recent rumblings of the dormant volcano the burg is named for. Before long, his worst fears are realized when a massive eruption hits, and immediately, Harry, the mayor and the townspeople find themselves fighting for their lives amid a catastrophic nightmare.
1997 · Directed by Roger Donaldson · 108 min · Action · Adventure · Drama · Thriller · 10 frames
Tagline
The pressure is building...
Crew
- Screenplay: Leslie Bohem
- Cinematography: Andrzej Bartkowiak
- Edited by: Conrad Buff IV, Tina Hirsch, Howard E. Smith
- Music: John Frizzell, James Newton Howard
- Production design: J. Dennis Washington
- Produced by: Joseph Singer, Gale Anne Hurd
Cast
- Pierce Brosnan as Harry Dalton
- Linda Hamilton as Rachel Wando
- Arabella Field as Nancy
- Jamie Renée Smith as Lauren Wando
- Jeremy Foley as Graham Wando
- Elizabeth Hoffman as Ruth
- Charles Hallahan as Paul Dreyfus
- Grant Heslov as Greg
- Kirk Trutner as Terry Furlong
- Tzi Ma as Stan
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Pacific Western, Universal Pictures
- Budget: $116,000,000
- Box office: $178,127,760
- Themes: rescue, small town, helicopter, lava, mayor, evacuation, natural disaster, motel, volcano, lovers
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