The Race for Everest

Movie·2003·1h 0m

The Race for Everest

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

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// overview

The Story

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.

Producer

Mick Conefrey, Alex Holmes

Cinematography

Keith Partridge

Editor

John McAvoy

Themes

mountaineeringdocumentary filmmakingmount everestalpinismalpine climbing

Production House

BBC
BBC Documentaries
ZDF

Audience Score

100%

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Perfection85%

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// cast

Cast

Edmund Hillary

Edmund Hillary

Self (archive footage)

John Shrapnel

John Shrapnel

Narrator

Tenzing Norgay

Self (archive footage)

Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson

Self - Reuters Correspendent

// crew

Crew

Keith Partridge

Director of Photography

Richard Adam

Director of Photography

Mick Conefrey

Producer, Director

Alex Holmes

Executive Producer

John McAvoy

Editor

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