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The Conquest of Everest 1953 (1997)

The Conquest of Everest 1953 (1997)

Adventure History Documentary
Release Date: 1997, January 1
Directors: Andrew Aitken
Cast: Patrick Allen, Tenzing Norgay, Edmund Hillary

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.