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    K2 - Triumph And Tragedy On The Savage Mountain

    51'

    1988-01-01

    10

    Documentary

    Overview:

    Chris Bonington and Jim Curran trace the history of K2 expeditions from 1903 to the disastrous loss of life in the summer of 1986, when 13 climbers died on K2, climbing tragedies that aggressively carved the epithet the 'savage mountain' into the public consciousness. Jim Curran was hired by the British 'Fuller’s K2' team to document their attempt on the unclimbed NW Ridge, so he was at the mountain, all summer. Inevitably, his documentary ended up drifting into a gripping narrative from the front line of the disastrous and tragic summer that killed 13 climbers on K2.

    DirectingBarry ReynoldsWritingJim Curran

    Cast

    1

    Narrator

    Jim Curran

    1

    Self

    Kurt Diemberger

    1

    Self

    Julie Tullis

    1

    Self

    Chris Bonington

    1

    Self

    Alan Rouse

    1

    Self

    Brian Hall

    1

    Self

    Willi Bauer

    1

    Self

    Wanda Rutkiewicz

    1

    Self

    Dobrosława Miodowicz-Wolf

    1

    Self

    Doug Scott

    1

    Self

    Hannes Wieser

    1

    Self

    Dave Wilkinson

    1

    Self

    Alfred Imitzer

    1

    Self

    John Porter

    1

    Self

    Alan Burgess

    1

    Self

    Adrian Burgess

    1

    Self

    Phil Burke

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Mario Puchoz

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Maurice Barrard

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Muhammad Ali Sadpara

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Pasang Dawa Lama

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Liliane Barrard

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Tadeusz Piotrowski

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Fritz Wiessner

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Renato Casarotto

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Wojciech Wróż

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Joe Tasker

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Lou Whittaker

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Peter Boardman

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    John Smolich

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Dudley Wolfe

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Charlie Houston

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Alan Pennington

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United Kingdom
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. Yorkshire Television
    • Vote Count: 1
    • Popularity: 0.8326
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:K2 - Triumph And Tragedy On The Savage Mountain

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