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The Place of the Dead is a 1997 television film directed by Suri Krishnamma and written by Jeff Pope. It is a 'true story' account of a British Army expedition in Malaysia that made headlines in 1994 when it went badly wrong. The expedition was to climb up Mount Kinabalu, the highest peak in Malaysia, and descend down the steep cliff faces on the other side into Low's Gully and then trek through the valley. The group of ten split up, with the fitter members of the team continuing on to keep to their rations and on the assumption that the less fit members had given up on the descent. The less able members meanwhile, carried on assuming that the fitter members were waiting for them.
Original Release
01/18/1997
Cast
Name | Character |
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Greg Wise | Corporal Hugh Brittan |
Simon Dutton | Lt Colonel Robert Neill |
Dougray Scott | Lance Corporal Richard Mayfield |
John McArdle | Major Ron Foster |
Ralph Brown | Sgt Bob Mann |
David Nellist | Lance Corporal Steve Page |
Phil McKee | Lance Corporal Peter Shearer |
Craig Shai Hee | Lance Corporal Yiu Keung 'Kevin' Cheung |
Augustine Lau | Private Wai Keung |
Raymond Ong | Private Lam Wai Kee |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Greg Wise | Corporal Hugh Brittan |
Simon Dutton | Lt Colonel Robert Neill |
Dougray Scott | Lance Corporal Richard Mayfield |
John McArdle | Major Ron Foster |
Ralph Brown | Sgt Bob Mann |
David Nellist | Lance Corporal Steve Page |
Phil McKee | Lance Corporal Peter Shearer |
Craig Shai Hee | Lance Corporal Yiu Keung 'Kevin' Cheung |
Augustine Lau | Private Wai Keung |
Raymond Ong | Private Lam Wai Kee |
Timothy West | Chairman of the Inquiry |
Anna Bolt | Kathryn |
John Alansu | Park Ranger |
Sue Collie | Kathryn's Mother |
Dane Carson | Major Carlsen |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Simon Shaps | Executive Producer |
Allison Malone | Producer |
Jeff Pope | Producer |