- Actors: Meredith Edwards, John Hunt, George Band, Tom Bourdillon, Charles Evans
- Directors: George Lowe
- Writers: Louis MacNeice
- Producers: Bernard Coote, Grahame Tharp, John Taylor, Leon Clore
- Classification: U
- Studio: Warner
- VHS Release Date: 3 July 2000
- Run Time: 78 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- ASIN: B00004TXBM
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 16,751 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
While the archive footage and stills may have some appeal for those new to the Everest genre, this film adds little to the story. The appeal of a commentary by one of Mallory's descendants is offset by her insistent monotone. With the backing track - surely a cure for insomnia - this collection has little appeal. The inclusion on the DVD of an index of 'Lost Climbers' is more of a list of events, rather than details of the unfortunates who died or went missing on the hill. Pictures of the climbers concerned would have added some value.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Recommended ... great historic footage
17 April 2002
Well, we finally watched this video last week and is was truly a joy. We had no idea there was so much footage of this climb. Not all the way to the summit, but as far as the South Col camp the fantastic images were shot.
Ofcourse it is outdated, but that's exactly the charm of it:
All those tough men wearing few clothes, placing the first route through the Khumbu Icefall and the Lhotse face. With typical 'these heroical men' commentary.
They had no clue what to expect being at altitude so long and just went for it with a cheerful attitude.
No Goretex, no Imax, no fixed ropes up the Hillary step... but persistence and character.
Amazing images of a milestone in mountaineering history. You have to like the old images and the narrative style but it is imressive as well as humorous. The editing is also well done, at no moment is the movie boring in any way, something that current filmers can learn from.
Currently movie of the month [for us] as we recommend this one. Happy viewing!
7summits ...
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Excellent, if dated
16 Sep 2000
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Not to be confused with the awful TV movie Into Thin Air, based on the bestselling Jon Krakauer novel. This is the actual film of Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary's historic first ascent of Mt. Everest. While not as dramatic as other films on the subject (if only because the outcome is known), it is none the less very well made, and an important historical document in filmmaking. Some viewers today may feel the film is dated, and even trite in spots. But the narrative moves very well, and its superb historical content make up for that.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
The original is still the best.
24 April 2007
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I haven't seen this film since the 1950's, Million Dollar Movie, Channel 9 in NY. Great to see it again. Great to see people climb more of the mountain than today. I highly reccomend it to anyone who loves/likes climbing and/or camping.
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