Everest (1998 film)
| Everest | |
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DVD cover
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| Directed by |
Greg MacGillivray, David Breashears |
| Produced by |
Stephen Judson, Alec Lorimore, Greg MacGillivray |
| Written by |
Tim Cahill, Stephen Judson |
| Starring |
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| Narrated by | Liam Neeson |
| Music by |
Steve Wood, Daniel May, George Harrison (songs) |
| Cinematography | David Breashears |
| Edited by | Stephen Judson |
| Distributed by |
MacGillivray Freeman Films (theatrical) Miramax (home video) |
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Release date
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March 6, 1998 |
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Running time
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45 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Everest is a 70mm American documentary film, from MacGillivray Freeman Films, about the struggles involved in climbing Mount Everest, the highest mountain peak on Earth, located in the Himalayan region of Nepal. It was released to IMAX theaters in March 1998 and became the highest-grossing film made in the IMAX format.
The 45-minute documentary is narrated by Irish actor Liam Neeson and was filmed entirely in IMAX. It includes a vivid description of the training required in order to climb the 29,029 feet to the summit of Mount Everest and the challenges faced during the ascent, such as avalanches, blizzards, and oxygen deprivation. The film centers on a team led by Ed Viesturs and Everest director David Breashears; among their number are a Spanish female climber, named Araceli Segarra, and Jamling Tenzing Norgay, son of the pioneering Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay.
Everest was in production at the mountain during the 1996 Mount Everest disaster, in which another group of mountain climbers became trapped by a blizzard near the summit. The film includes footage of these events, as the IMAX team assist Beck Weathers and other survivors. Producer and co-director Greg MacGillivray later said that while editing the documentary for release, he and Breashears decided to focus more on the tragedy, due to the popularity of Jon Krakauer's book about the 1996 disaster, Into Thin Air (1997). MacGillivray reasoned: "Ten million people have read that book, so we had to address the issue. And I think it strengthened the film."
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