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Everest

“Towering above everything you have seen before.”

199844mDocumentary

Released

March 6, 1998

6.7

TMDB Score

67% match · 83 votes

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About the Movie

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Documentary

Synopsis

An international team of climbers ascends Mt. Everest in the spring of 1996. The film depicts their lengthy preparations for the climb, their trek to the summit, and their successful return to Base Camp. It also shows many of the challenges the group faced, including avalanches, lack of oxygen, treacherous ice walls, and a deadly blizzard.

DirectorsDavid Breashears, Stephen Judson, Greg MacGillivray

Released: March 6, 1998
Runtime: 44m
Status: Released
Original language: English
Box office: $128.0M
Studios: MacGillivray Freeman Films, IMAX, Arcturus Motion Pictures

Top Billed Cast

Liam Neeson

Narrator

Ed Viesturs

Summit Team Leader, USA

David Breashears

Summit Team, USA

Tracy Pfau

Mountain Climber

LD

Lhakpa Dorji

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