The Conquest of Everest
Brief Synopsis
A chronicle of an expedition's quest to reach the summit of the world's highest peak.
Cast & Crew
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Meredith Edwards
Commentary
Colonel H C J Hunt
Expedition Member
George Christopher Band
Expedition Member
Thomas Duncan Bourdillon
Expedition Member
R C Evans
Expedition Member
Alfred Gregory
Expedition Member
Film Details
Also Known As
Conquest of Everest
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1954
Production Company
United Artists Films
Distribution Company
United Artists Films
Location
Mount Everest
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 18m
Synopsis
A chronicle of an expedition's quest to reach the summit of the world's highest peak.
Cast
Meredith Edwards
Commentary
Colonel H C J Hunt
Expedition Member
George Christopher Band
Expedition Member
Thomas Duncan Bourdillon
Expedition Member
R C Evans
Expedition Member
Alfred Gregory
Expedition Member
Edmund P Hillary
Expedition Member
George W Lowe
Expedition Member
Wilfred Noyce
Expedition Member
Dr. L G C Pugh
Expedition Member
Thomas Stobart
Expedition Member
Bhotia Tensing Norkay
Expedition Member
Dr. Michael P Ward
Expedition Member
Michael H Westmacott
Expedition Member
Major Charles Geoffrey Wylie
Expedition Member
Film Details
Also Known As
Conquest of Everest
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1954
Production Company
United Artists Films
Distribution Company
United Artists Films
Location
Mount Everest
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 18m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Voted One of the Year's Five Best Foreign Films by the 1953 National Board of Review.
Voted One of the Year's Ten Best Films by the 1953 New York Times Film Critics
Released in United States 1954
Released in United States 1954
