| Uniform Title |
Conquest of Everest (Documentary film : 1953) |
| Title |
Conquest of Everest. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Umbrella Entertainment, 2021. |
| ©1953. |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (78 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Umbrella Entertainment : DAVID4306. |
| Originally released as a documentary film in 1953. |
| "The supreme adventure of our time" -- Cover. |
| "the 1953 expedition with Hunt, Hillary and Tensing" -- Cover. |
| Credits |
Directed by George Lowe. |
| Performers |
Narrated by Meredith Edwards. |
| Summary |
A colorful, dramatic and heart-catching film which tells the story of the British expedition which in 1953 finally conquered the hitherto unconquerable and reached the top-most peak of the highest mountain in the world - Mount Everest. An unforgettable achievement, in which the excitement mounts with the altitude, has made an unforgettable film. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : G. |
| System details |
DVD video, Dolby Audio 2.0 mono, Region 4, NTSC, 4:3, 1.33:1. |
| Language note |
In English. |
| Awards note |
BAFTA Award - Best Documentary ; Oscar nominee - Best Documentary. |
| Subjects |
Hunt, John Hunt, -- Baron, 1910-1998 |
| Hillary, Edmund, -- 1919-2008 |
| Tenzing Norkey, -- 1914-1986 |
| Mount Everest Expedition (1953) |
| Explorers |
| Mountaineering expeditions -- Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) |
| Mountaineering -- Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) |
| Documentary films -- Great Britain |
| Motion pictures, British |
| Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) |
| Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) -- Description and travel |
| Genre |
Documentary films |
| Nonfiction films |
| Feature films |
| Other Names |
Lowe, George, 1924-2013 director. |
| Edwards, Meredith, 1917-1999 narrator. |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
- Documentary films .
- Documentary films -- Great Britain .
- Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) .
- Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) -- Description and travel .
- Explorers .
- Feature films .
- Hillary, Edmund, -- 1919-2008 .
- Hunt, John Hunt, -- Baron, -- 1910-1998 .
- Motion pictures, British .
- Mount Everest Expedition -- (1953) .
- Mountaineering -- Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) .
- Mountaineering expeditions -- Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) .
- Nonfiction films .
- Tenzing Norkey, -- 1914-1986 .
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