Movie
Dante's Peak
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1997-02-07
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Pacific Western, Universal Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
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
- Brian Reddy as Les Worrell
- Lee Garlington as Dr. Jane Fox
Crew
- Roger Donaldson - Director
- Leslie Bohem - Screenplay
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