The Conquest of Everest is a 1953 British Technicolor documentary film directed by George Lowe about various expeditions to the summit of Mount Everest.[2] It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. [3]
| The Conquest of Everest | |
|---|---|
 Original poster by James Boswell | |
| Directed by | George Lowe |
| Written by | Louis MacNeice (commentary) |
| Produced by | Leon Clore John Taylor Grahame Tharp |
| Narrated by | Meredith Edwards |
| Cinematography | George Lowe John Noel Tom Stobart |
| Edited by | Adrian de Potier |
| Music by | Arthur Benjamin |
Production companies | Countryman Films Group 3 |
| Distributed by | British Lion Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | £158,584 (UK)[1] |
Cameraman Tom Stobart participated in the 1953 British Mount Everest expedition (as did George Lowe). After the successful second assault, Stobart told the descending party to provide no indication to the men waiting at the base that Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay had succeeded until they were close enough for Stobart to catch the emotion of the moment on film.[4][5]
Reception
editThe Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "As one expected, this film is good. It has been most skilfully edited and is often intensely moving."[2]
Home media
editThe Conquest of Everest was released on Region 0 DVD-R by Alpha Video on 28 January 2014.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p501
- ^ a b "Monthly Film Bulletin review". www.screenonline.org.uk.
- ^ "The 26th Academy Awards (1954) Nominees and Winners". Oscars.org (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences). 4 October 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ Gill, Michael (2017). Edmund Hillary: A Biography. Nelson, NZ: Potton & Burton. p. 211. ISBN 978-0-947503-38-3.
- ^ Stobart, Tom (1958). Adventurer's Eye. Long Acre, London: Odhams Press Limited.
- ^ "Alpha Video - The Conquest of Everest". Retrieved 30 January 2014.
External links
edit- The Conquest of Everest at IMDb
- The Conquest of Everest at AllMovie
- The Conquest of Everest at the BFI's Screenonline
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