The Race for Everest

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The Race for Everest (2003)

Directed by Mick Conefrey

Documentary · 1h 00m

The dramatic story of the British expedition that made the first ascent of Everest. Combining interviews with the surviving members of the 1953 British and 1952 Swiss attempt on Everest with rare archival material, this film tells the story of the race to climb Everest in the early 1950s and its climax in 1953.

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Cast

Edmund Hillary Self (archive footage) John Shrapnel Narrator Tenzing Norgay Self (archive footage) Peter Jackson Self - Reuters Correspendent

Crew

Director
Mick Conefrey
Director of Photography
Keith Partridge, Richard Adam
Editor
John McAvoy
Producer
Mick Conefrey

Details

Release date
2003-05-27
Runtime
1h 00m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English, French
Countries
United Kingdom
Production
BBC, BBC Documentaries, ZDF