• Director(s)

    George Lowe

  • Production Year

    1953

  • Genre(s)

    Documentary

  • Approx. running minutes

    79m

  • Cast

    Sir John Hunt, Meredith Edwards (commentary), Sir Edmund Hillary

Film

The Conquest Of Everest

very mild threat, injury detail

THE CONQUEST OF EVEREST is a British documentary from 1953, covering the landmark expedition to reach the mountain's peak by Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary.…

THE CONQUEST OF EVEREST is a British documentary from 1953, covering the landmark expedition to reach the mountain's peak by Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary.

threat and horror
There is archive footage of climbers struggling through different sets of treacherous conditions as they make their way to the summit of Mount Everest.
injury detail
We briefly see footage of a man's frostbitten hand looking swollen and sore.
additional issues
There are outdated cultural assumptions reflective of the period in which the documentary was made.

  • Director(s)

    George Lowe

  • Production Year

    1953

  • Genre(s)

    Documentary

  • Approx. running minutes

    79m

  • Cast

    Sir John Hunt, Meredith Edwards (commentary), Sir Edmund Hillary

Classified Date:
16/10/1953
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Countryman Films Ltd
very mild threat, injury detail
Classified Date:
22/02/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Studio Canal
threat and horror
There is archive footage of climbers struggling through different sets of treacherous conditions as they make their way to the summit of Mount Everest.
injury detail
We briefly see footage of a man's frostbitten hand looking swollen and sore.
additional issues
There are outdated cultural assumptions reflective of the period in which the documentary was made.
Classified Date:
21/02/1989
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd

  • Classified date

    22/02/2023

  • Language

    English