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The Conquest of Everest

The Conquest of Everest

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.

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Release: 1953-12-09Runtime: 78 minRating: 7.1 (24)

Cast

Meredith Edwards

Meredith Edwards

Narrator

Edmund Hillary

Edmund Hillary

Himself

Tenzing Norgay

Himself

Crew

Ken Scrivener

Sound Recordist

Leon Clore

Producer

Thomas Stobart

Cinematography

George Lowe

George Lowe

Cinematography

Arthur Benjamin

Music

Grahame Tharp

Producer

Adrian de Potier

Editor

J.B.L. Noel

Cinematography

John Taylor

Producer

Louis MacNeice

Writer