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The Race for Everest
(en)
2003
1h
Documentary
Overview: 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.
Status: Released
Release date: May 27, 2003
Countries of origin: United Kingdom,
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Production companies
- BBC
- BBC Documentaries
- ZDF
Top Cast
Edmund Hillary
as Self (archive f...
John Shrapnel
as Narrator
Tenzing Norgay
as Self (archive f...
