The Race for Everest (2003)
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.
Director: Mick Conefrey
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Edmund Hillary as Self (archive footage) |
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John Shrapnel as Narrator |
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Tenzing Norgay as Self (archive footage) |
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Peter Jackson as Self - Reuters Correspendent |
| Camera | Keith Partridge | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Richard Adam | Director of Photography |
| Production | Amanda Faber | Producer's Assistant |
| Sound | Julian Swayles | Music |
| Crew | M.J. McMahon | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | Alex Holmes | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Mick Conefrey | Director |
| Editing | John McAvoy | Editor |
| Production | Theresa Lydon | Production Manager |
| Production | Mick Conefrey | Producer |