Hey, I'm Alive Explained

Genre:Adventure
Drama
Based On:Hey, I'm Alive
by Helen Klaben & Beth Day
Director:Lawrence Schiller
Starring:Edward Asner
Sally Struthers
Theme Music Composer:Frank De Vol
Country:United States
Language:English
Executive Producer:Charles W. Fries
Producer:Lawrence Schiller
Location:Vancouver
Cinematography:Richard Moore
Editor:Millie Moore
Runtime:75 min.
Company:Charles Fries Productions
Worldvision Enterprises
Network:ABC

Hey, I'm Alive is a 1975 American made-for-television adventure drama film starring Edward Asner and Sally Struthers. It recounts the true story of Helen Klaben and Ralph Flores as described in Klaben's book of the same name.[1]

The director, Lawrence Schiller, photographed the rescue in 1963 for Life magazine. It premiered on ABC on November 7, 1975.[2]

Plot

Two plane crash survivors spend 49 days of winter in the Yukon before they are rescued.

Cast

Actor Role
Ralph Flores
Helen Klaben
Glen Sanders
Jeff Lawson
Claudine Melgrave Mrs. Flores
Maria Hernandez Sheryl Flores
Lloyd Berry Johnson
Steven Bradden Lou Turner

Notes and References

  1. Book: Klaben, Helen. Hey, I'm Alive!. Hodder & Stoughton. 1964. 12628846.
  2. [TV Guide]