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Everest

Everest

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 6, 1998

Runtime

0h 44m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

66%

Original Title

Everest

Production Companies

MacGillivray Freeman Films, IMAX, Arcturus Motion Pictures, Polartec, Miramax

Director

David Breashears

Revenue

$76,447,420

Description

An international team of climbers ascends Mt. Everest in the spring of 1996. The film depicts their lengthy preparations for the climb, their trek to the summit, and their successful return to Base Camp. It also shows many of the challenges the group faced, including avalanches, lack of oxygen, treacherous ice walls, and a deadly blizzard.