The Mountain Between Us is a romance - disaster novel , written by American author Charles Martin . The story focuses on Dr. Ben Payne and writer Ashley Knox as they get stranded in the High Uintas Wilderness after a plane crash.
6-590: The Mountain Between Us may refer to: The Mountain Between Us (novel) , a 2011 romance-disaster novel written by Charles Martin The Mountain Between Us (film) , a 2017 film adaptation of the novel, starring Idris Elba and Kate Winslet The Mountains Between Us , a 1956 Swiss film Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
12-683: A charter plane and offers Ashley a seat, but when their pilot suffers a fatal stroke in flight, the plane crashes, leaving them stranded in the High Uintas Wilderness . Though they survive the impact with injuries (Ben has broken ribs and Ashley suffers a terrible leg fracture), they are faced with harsh weather conditions and the fact that no one knows they are missing. The ordeal leads them to depend on one other for survival, and ultimately brings them closer. Terry Miller Shannon, writing in The Book Report , called it "not only
18-405: A page-turner of an adventure story; there is a moving emotional counterpart to the physical journey these characters undertake." 20th Century Fox adapted the novel into a feature film , with Hany Abu-Assad directing. Kate Winslet and Idris Elba played the lead roles. The film premiered on September 9, 2017, at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival , and was theatrically released in
24-479: The United States on October 6, 2017, by 20th Century Fox . In the film, Winslet's character's name was changed from Ashley Knox to Alex Martin, and Elba's character's surname from Payne to Bass. Also in the film, Winslet's character's occupation was changed to a traveling photographer/journalist and Elba's character's occupation was changed to a brain surgeon at first, then after the rescue, switched to being
30-506: The title The Mountain Between Us . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Mountain_Between_Us&oldid=1160480086 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages The Mountain Between Us (novel) The novel
36-514: Was published by Broadway Books on June 1, 2010. A film adaptation starring Idris Elba and Kate Winslet was released on October 6, 2017. On a stormy winter night, Dr. Ben Payne and writer Ashley Knox are stuck in Salt Lake City International Airport when their flights are canceled. Both are eager to reach their destinations—Ben has patients waiting, and Ashley is to be married the following day. Ben hires
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