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Documentary that covers the famous and successful expedition of the Everest conquest by Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary, the first climbers to reach its peak.
Original Release
11/03/1953
US Release
12/09/1953
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Meredith Edwards | Narrator |
| John Hunt | Self (Army Officer) |
| George Band | Self (Student) |
| Tom Bourdillon | Self (Research Scientist) |
| Charles Evans | Self (Surgeon) |
| Alfred Gregory | Self (Travel Agent) |
| Edmund Hillary | Himself / Self (Bee Keeper) |
| George Lowe | Self (Schoolmaster) |
| Wilfred Noyce | Self (Schoolmaster) |
| Griffith Pugh | Self (Physiologist) |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Meredith Edwards | Narrator |
| John Hunt | Self (Army Officer) |
| George Band | Self (Student) |
| Tom Bourdillon | Self (Research Scientist) |
| Charles Evans | Self (Surgeon) |
| Alfred Gregory | Self (Travel Agent) |
| Edmund Hillary | Himself / Self (Bee Keeper) |
| George Lowe | Self (Schoolmaster) |
| Wilfred Noyce | Self (Schoolmaster) |
| Griffith Pugh | Self (Physiologist) |
| Thomas Stobart | Self (Film Technician) |
| Tenzing Norgay | Himself / Self (Sherpa Sirdar) |
| Michael Ward | Self (Doctor) |
| Michael Westmacott | Self (Statistician) |
| Charles Wylie | Self (Army Officer) |
| Jan Morris | Self (James Morris, correspondent, London Times) |
| Queen Elizabeth II | Self (in coronation carriage) |
| Eric Shipton | Self (leader, 1951 expedition) |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Leon Clore | Producer |
| Bernard Coote | Producer |
| John Taylor | Producer |
| Grahame Tharp | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1954 | Oscar | Best Documentary, Features | Nominated |
