A local man trapped in a collapsed cave who becomes the center of Tatum's publicity stunt. He endures the ordeal, develops pneumonia, and dies after Tatum manipulates his wife to give him a fur stole anniversary gift.
Married couple where the wife initially wants to escape but becomes complicit in the exploitation.
Local authority figure who trades rescue access for political publicity.
Young photographer who documents the trapped man while abandoning his journalistic ideals.
The trapped man suffers due to the contractor's delayed and dangerous drilling approach.
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