The Conquest of Everest 1953 (1997)
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La conquête de l'Everest 1953
director:
Andrew Aitken
playwright:
Andrew Aitken
actor:
Patrick Allen
genre:
Adventure
/
History
/
Documentary
region:
United States
language:
English
length: 53m
release date: 1997-01-01
Overview
Using original footage, looks at the various attempts to climb the world's loftiest peak, in particular the successful 1953 expedition, when, on 29 May, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay raised the Union Jack on the summit of Everest.