<P> The Grey is a 2011 survival thriller film co-written , produced and directed by Joe Carnahan and starring Liam Neeson , Frank Grillo and Dermot Mulroney . It is based on the short story `` Ghost Walker '' by Ian MacKenzie Jeffers , who also co-wrote the screenplay with Carnahan . The story follows a number of oil - men stranded in Alaska after a plane crash , who must wage a war against a pack of grey wolves stalking them amidst mercilessly cold weather . </P>
<P> The Grey is a 2011 survival thriller film co-written , produced and directed by Joe Carnahan and starring Liam Neeson , Frank Grillo and Dermot Mulroney . It is based on the short story `` Ghost Walker '' by Ian MacKenzie Jeffers , who also co-wrote the screenplay with Carnahan . The story follows a number of oil - men stranded in Alaska after a plane crash , who must wage a war against a pack of grey wolves stalking them amidst mercilessly cold weather . </P>
where did the movie the grey take place
where did the movie the grey take place
in Alaska
in Alaska