Edmund Hillary
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Auckland, Dominion of New Zealand
Birthday: July 20, 1919
Deathday: January 11, 2008
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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The Dark Side of Everest
Overview: May 25, 1996 - Bruce Herrod, a South African mountaineer reached the summit of Everest at 5 p.m. On the radio, we urge him to come down as soon as possible because the descent is dangerous in the middle of the night. A few hours later, no news from him. From this South African expedition which turned into a fiasco and another expedition carried out in parallel, the testimonies of the members of these expeditions show to what extent the thirst for climbing to the top of certain mountaineers, combined with the lack of oxygen , can alter the lucidity of climbers to the point of changing their relationship to death and thus lead them to neglect other expedition members in order to ensure their victory or save their own life.
Genres: Documentary Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-01-01
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Hillary & Tenzing: Climbing to the Roof of World
Overview: The true story of Tenzing Norgay, a sherpa from Nepal, and his quest to climb Mount Everest, which he could view from his backyard while growing up. He eventually becomes part of the British crew to climb Everest, where he meets Edmund Hillary, his eventual New Zealander partner who he makes history with by becoming the first two men to reach the top of Mount Everest in 1953.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-05-06
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National Geographic - Everest, Una Sfida Lunga 50 Anni
Overview: In 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary & Tenzing Norgay made history as the first people to reach the top of Everest. Now, 50 years later, three sons of Everest's most celebrated climbers return to the mountain to challenge it again. Join their journey as they brave the elements and face death to climb 29,000 feet of wind-blasted rock and ice. And, relive the dramatic history of Everest from great triumphs to deadly tragedies, enduring rivalries and the unsung role of the Sherpa people—as National Geographic exposes the untold stories that lurk in the mountain's epic shadow and takes you on the ultimate Everest experience.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2003-05-06
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Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
Overview: Documentary exploring the parallels between 'The Return of the King' and real events and people in history.
Genres: Documentary History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-12-12
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The Conquest of Everest
Overview: A documentary of the first successful expedition to the summit of Mount Everest. New Zealand's Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay climb Mount Everest in 1953.
Genres: Documentary Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-12-09
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Everest: The Mystery of Mallory and Irvine
Overview: NOVA documentary inquiring into the fate of early Everest explorers George Mallory and Sandy Irvine
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-10-01
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Hillary On Everest
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2003-07-01
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The Race for Everest
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.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-05-27
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Ocean to Sky
Overview: Back in 1977, Dillon filmed Hillary and crew (including son Peter Hillary) as they jet boated from the mouth of the Ganges to the base of the Himalayas, then set out to climb peak Akash Parbat. Dillon has remastered existing and unseen footage, and interviewed crew members about Hillary's last big expedition.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-10-31
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The Great Achievement
Overview: A documentary about New Zealanders in Antarctica: researching International Geophysical Year, and supporting the Trans-Antarctic Expedition by laying supply depots for Vivian Fuchs’ overland crossing.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-09-09
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Bannister: Everest on the Track
Overview: History wonks and running buffs will vie for who loves this movie the most. "Everest on the Track" is as much an historical study of Britain's psychological, if not almost physical, need for something - anything - to erase the woes of World War II as it is a fresh look at the quest for the first sub-4:00 mile, the heretofore deemed physically impossible. Before the war, Britain had bloomed best in its Sporting Tradition, but the amateur accolades leading to Olympic accomplishments were blown off the podiums in the 1952 Helsinki Games. Roger Bannister was the epitome of that disappearing scholar-athlete ideal. Can the lunchtime-trained runner immersed in his medical school studies inject the booster shot into Britain's flagging but still flickering morale?
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-04-12
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