Everest (1998)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Directors:

David Breashears
Stephen Judson

Writers (WGA):

Tim Cahill (written by) &
Stephen Judson (written by)

Release Date:

6 March 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Short

Tagline:

Towering above everything you have seen before.

Plot:

An international team of climbers ascends Mt. Everest in the spring of 1996. The film depicts their lengthy preparations for the climb...

Plot Keywords:

Narration | IMAX | Mount Everest | Climbing | Mountain

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

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Cast

Liam Neeson	...	Himself / Narrator (voice)
Lhakpa Dorji	...	Summit Team, sherpa
Dorje Sherpa	...	Summit Team, sherpa
Ed Viesturs	...	Summit Team Leader, USA
Muktu Lhakpa Sherpa	...	Summit Team, sherpa
Thilen Sherpa	...	Summit Team, sherpa
Jangbu Sherpa	...	Summit Team, sherpa
Araceli Segarra	...	Summit Team, Spain
Wong Chu Sherpa	...	Summit Team, sherpa
Robert Schauer	...	Summit Team, Austria
Jamling Tenzing Norgay	...	Summit Team, Nepal
David Breashears	...	Summit Team, USA
Chyangba Tamang	...	Base Camp Head Cook
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tracy Pfau	...	Mountain Climber

Runtime:

44 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.44 : 1

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track

Certification:

Australia:G | France:U | New Zealand:G | Portugal:M/6 (video premiere) | USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Colorado, USA

Company:

Arcturus Motion Pictures

Trivia:

Grossed $87,178,599 during its theatrical run in the U.S., a record for a film shown in IMAX format.

Quotes:

Narrator: Just above the high camp, a climber named Beck Weathers had been out in the snow for over 22 hours. He had been left for dead by other climbers. Then, nearly blind, his hands literally frozen solid, Beck stood up, left his pack... and desperately tried to walk.
Beck Weathers: All I knew was, that as long as my legs would run, and I could stand up... I was gonna move toward that camp. And if I fell down, I was gonna get up. And if I fell down again, I was gonna keep moving, until I hit that camp... or I walked off the face of that mountain.

Soundtrack:

Here Comes the Sun

Loved it.

I have to disagree, I found this amazing to watch, I mean come on! All you have to do is See Mount Everest and I get all googly-eyed.

I thought the photography was incredible, and the information on how they get there and why they are helping the geologist is fascinating to a "civilian" like me, which is who the movie is for.

If you are a true climber then sure I can imagine it might disappoint, but I'm not sure why.

This isn't supposed to be the final word on what Everest is like, it's a picture of the ascent of one team, and what it takes to get there.

After seeing this gorgeous film I want to try for Everest myself in a few years. Rarely do movies inspire me, but this one did.

Go Imax!