The Race for Everest

2003·1h 0m·Released

10.0
Documentary

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

Edmund Hillary

Self (archive footage)

John Shrapnel

John Shrapnel

Narrator

Tenzing Norgay

Tenzing Norgay

Self (archive footage)

Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson

Self - Reuters Correspendent

Details

Release Date
2003-05-27
Status
Released
Language
English, Français
Production
BBC, BBC Documentaries

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