The Race for Everest
2003•1h 0m•10.0•Released
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.
Director
Mick Conefrey
Languages
English, French
Studio
BBC
Cast
Edmund Hillary
Self (archive footage)
John Shrapnel
Narrator
Tenzing Norgay
Self (archive footage)
Peter Jackson
Self - Reuters Correspendent
Production
Company
BBC
Company
BBC Documentaries
Company
ZDF
Producer
Mick Conefrey
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