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The Conquest of Everest (1953)
Not Rated
78 min | Documentary, Adventure

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The Conquest of Everest (1953)

Not Rated

78 min | Documentary, Adventure

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.

Director

George Lowe

Writer

Louis MacNeice (commentary)

Producers

Leon Clore | John Taylor | Grahame Tharp

Composer

Arthur Benjamin

Cinematographers

George Lowe (High altitude photography, 1953 expedition) | J.B.L. Noel (1922 and 1924 expeditions) (as Captain J.B.L. Noel) | Thomas Stobart

Editors

Adrian de Potier | David Howes

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 3, 1953

Release date

Dec 9, 1953 (United States)

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar Award. Another 4 wins & 2 nominations

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18 cast members

Name	Known for
Meredith Edwards Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	A Run for Your Money (1949)
John Hunt Self (Army Officer) Self (Army Officer) See fewer	In Search of... (1976)
George Band Self (Student) Self (Student) See fewer	Channel 4 News (I) (1982)
Tom Bourdillon Self (Research Scientist) Self (Research Scientist) See fewer	The Conquest of Everest (1953)
Charles Evans Self (Surgeon) Self (Surgeon) See fewer	Omnibus (1952)
Alfred Gregory Self (Travel Agent) Self (Travel Agent) See fewer	The Conquest of Everest (1953)
Edmund Hillary Self (Bee Keeper) Self (Bee Keeper) See fewer	Omnibus (1952)
George Lowe Self (Schoolmaster) Self (Schoolmaster) See fewer	Antarctic Crossing (1959)
Wilfred Noyce Self (Schoolmaster) Self (Schoolmaster) See fewer	The Conquest of Everest (1953)
Griffith Pugh Self (Physiologist) Self (Physiologist) See fewer	The Conquest of Everest (1953)
Thomas Stobart Self (Film Technician) (as Tom Stobart) Self (Film Technician) (as Tom Stobart) See fewer	The Great Monkey Rip-Off (1979)
Tenzing Norgay Self (Sherpa Sirdar) (as Tensing Norkay Sherpa) Self (Sherpa Sirdar) (as Tensing Norkay Sherpa) See fewer	Drame à la Nanda Devi (1951)
Michael Ward Self (Doctor) Self (Doctor) See fewer	In Search of... (1976)
Michael Westmacott Self (Statistician) Self (Statistician) See fewer	The Race for Everest (2003)
Charles Wylie Self (Army Officer) (as Charlie Wylie) Self (Army Officer) (as Charlie Wylie) See fewer	Hillary & Tenzing: Climbing to the Roof of World (1997)
Jan Morris Self (James Morris, correspondent, London Times) (uncredited) Self (James Morris, correspondent, London Times) (uncredited) See fewer	Thirty Years After (1966)
Queen Elizabeth II Self (in coronation carriage) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (in coronation carriage) (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Civilisation (1969)
Eric Shipton Self (leader, 1951 expedition) (uncredited) Self (leader, 1951 expedition) (uncredited) See fewer	Kamet Conquered (1933)