2003·1h·Documentary

The Race for Everest

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Directed by Mick Conefrey

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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.

Cast

Edmund Hillary

Edmund Hillary

Self (archive footage)

John Shrapnel

John Shrapnel

Narrator

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Tenzing Norgay

Self (archive footage)

Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson

Self - Reuters Correspendent

Crew

Director

Mick Conefrey

Director of Photography

Keith Partridge

Editor

John McAvoy

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StatusReleasedRelease Date2003-05-27Runtime1hLanguageEN

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