Top billed cast

1. 

   Andrew Irvine

   Himself (mountaineer)

2. 

   George Mallory

   Himself (mountaineer)

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-04-04

Despite the sometimes quite condescending inter-titles as they travel through Tibet, this is still a fascinating documentary following the ill-fated Mallory/Irvine expedition to scale the "Mother Goddess of the World". We begin as the team travel through the lower Himalayan plateau where they encounter all sorts of people, animals and customs. This stage, for me, was far more interesting. It's depiction of a civilisation that on one hand bathed their children in butter (to help insulate against the cold) whilst building some of the most amazing architecture nestling, like eyries, amidst the mo...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• mountain
• climbing
• silent film
• mount everest