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    The Race for Everest

    60'

    2003-05-27

    10

    Documentary

    Overview:

    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.

    DirectingMick Conefrey

    Cast

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Edmund Hillary

    2

    Narrator

    John Shrapnel

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Tenzing Norgay

    4

    Self - Reuters Correspendent

    Peter Jackson

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United Kingdom
    • List of languages:
      1. English
      2. French
    • List of companies:
      1. BBC
      2. BBC Documentaries
      3. ZDF
    • Vote Count: 1
    • Popularity: 0.4207
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:The Race for Everest

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