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The Epic of Everest( 1924)

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The official record of Mallory and Irvine's 1924 expedition. When George Mallory and Sandy Irvine attempted to reach the summit of Everest in 1924 they came closer than any previous attempt. Inspired by the work of Herbert Ponting (The Great White Silence) Captain Noel filmed in the harshest of conditions, with specially adapted equipment, to capture the drama of the fateful expedition.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Andrew Irvine

      Himself (mountaineer)

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      George Mallory

      Himself (mountaineer)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Apr 04 2022
    Despite the sometimes quite condescending inter-titles as they travel through Tibet, this is still a fascinating documentary following the ill-fated Mallory/Irvine expedition to scale the "Mother Goddess of the World". We begin as the team travel through the lower Himalayan plateau where they encounter all sorts of people, animals and customs. This stage, for me, was far more interesting. It's depiction of a civilisation that on one hand bathed their children in butter (to help insulate against the cold) whilst building some of the most amazing architecture nestling, like eyries, amidst the mou...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • mountain
    • climbing
    • silent film
    • mount everest