Heroes' Mountain

Heroes' Mountain
Heroes' Mountain
Directed by	Peter Andrikidis
Written by	John Misto
Produced by	Anthony Buckley
Starring	Craig McLachlan; Tom Long
Cinematography	Joseph Pickering
Edited by	Neil Thumpston
Music by	Mario Millo
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English

Heroes' Mountain is a 2002 Australian TV film about Stuart Diver, survivor of the 1997 Thredbo landslide, and the team that rescued him.

Plot

Stuart Diver, the only survivor of the Thredbo landslide, is trapped in the rubble of a building. A rescue team led by Paul Featherstone free him.

Cast

Craig McLachlan - Stuart Diver
Tom Long - Paul Featherstone
Anthony Hayes - Woody
Jodie Dry - Sally Diver
Simon Burke - Euan Diver
Joe Manning - Dave Brodie
Nadine Garner - Federal Policewoman
Andy Anderson - Peter Forbutt
Andrew McFarlane - Mike Sodergren
Tony Barry - Steve Diver
Penne Hackforth-Jones - Annette Diver
John Gregg - Andrew Donald
Tina Bursill - Margy Donald
Tiriel Mora - Mark Powderly

Production

Heroes' Mountain was based on Diver's book Survival. Filming began in August 2001^[1] Filming took place in Thredbo, a Sydney quarry and a studio in Sydney.^[2]

Reception

''Heroes' Mountain rated well with 219,503 viewers^[3] and it was the ninth highest rated movie of the year.^[4]

Matt Buchanan of The Sydney Morning Herald gave it a positive review stating "Much of the considerable success of Heroes' Mountain lies in Andrikidis's and screenwriter John Misto's focusing on life and death at Thredbo in 1997."^[5] Brian Courtis of The Sun-Herald gave it 3 stars and the pick of the week saying "It is nail-biting, disaster-movie material and, with a line-up of some of Australia's more prominent actors in the heroic roles, that is the way it is treated."^[6]

Awards

2002 AFI Awards
- Best Mini-Series or Telefeature - nominated^[7]
- Best Actor in a Supporting or Guest Role in a Television Drama - Tom Long - nominated^[7]

2003 Logie Awards
- Most Outstanding Miniseries/Telemovie - nominated^[8]

References

^ Hewett, Simon (12 August 2001), "Thredbo tragedy for TV", The Daily Telegraph
^ Cumming, Gillian (10 March 2002), "Accidental HERO", The Courier Mail
^ Warneke, Ross (19 March 2002), "Nine steals charge in the ratings race", The Courier Mail
^ Doman, Matthew (5 December 2002), "Nine leads way in prime time", The Australian
^ Buchanan, Matt (4 March 2002), "Show of the week", The Sydney Morning Herald
^ Courtis, Brian (10 March 2002), "Critics choice", The Sun Herald
^ ^a ^b "Top films focus on Australian stories", Newcastle Herald, 19 October 2002
^ Cumming, Gillian (15 April 2003), "Young blood breathes life into Logies", The Courier Mail

External links

Heroes' Mountain at IMDb

[1] Hewett, Simon (12 August 2001), "Thredbo tragedy for TV", The Daily Telegraph

[2] Cumming, Gillian (10 March 2002), "Accidental HERO", The Courier Mail

[3] Warneke, Ross (19 March 2002), "Nine steals charge in the ratings race", The Courier Mail

[4] Doman, Matthew (5 December 2002), "Nine leads way in prime time", The Australian

[5] Buchanan, Matt (4 March 2002), "Show of the week", The Sydney Morning Herald

[6] Courtis, Brian (10 March 2002), "Critics choice", The Sun Herald

[NH-7] "Top films focus on Australian stories", Newcastle Herald, 19 October 2002

[8] Cumming, Gillian (15 April 2003), "Young blood breathes life into Logies", The Courier Mail

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