Everest (film)

Infobox Film
name = Everest


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director = Greg MacGillivray
Stephen Judson
David Breashears
producer = Stephen Judson
Alec Lorimore
Greg MacGillivray
writer = Tim Cahill
Stephen Judson
starring = Beck Weathers,
Jamling Tenzing Norgay,
Araceli Segarra,
Ed Viesturs,
Paula Viesturs
music = Steve Wood
Daniel May
cinematography = David Breashears
editing = Stephen Judson
George W. Ball
distributor = IMAX Corporation
released = March 6, 1998
runtime = 44 min.
country = flagicon|USA USA
language = English
budget =
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website = http://www.everestfilm.com
amg_id =
imdb_id = 0120661

"Everest" is a 70mm IMAX documentary film about the struggles one undergoes in climbing Mount Everest, the highest peak on Earth. The film includes a vivid description of the training required in order to climb, and the challenges encountered such as avalanches and lack of oxygen.

Production

The 40-minute film is narrated by Liam Neeson and shot entirely in IMAX format. "Hollywood Reporter" called it "one of the best IMAX films ever." [cite news | title = Movie reviews| publisher = Rotten Tomatoes| url = http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/imax_everest|]

This film had been in production at Everest during the 1996 Everest Disaster, in which a group of mountain climbers were trapped by a blizzard near the summit. This film contains footage of these people, as IMAX crewmembers interrupt filming to aid the stricken climbers.

Box Office

"Everest" grossed $87 million during its US theatrical run, which is the second highest grossing amount ever for an IMAX documentary. [cite news | title = Box office (IMAX films)| publisher = The Numbers| url = http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/records/IMAX.php|] It is the highest grossing film never to hit the weekend box office top 5. [Top grossing films that never hit the top 5 http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/domestic/never1.htm?page=never5&p=.htm]

DVD & Soundtrack

The DVD was released by Miramax on December 12, 1999. It includes a 'Making Of' featurette, an extended interview with Beck Weathers, deleted scenes, climber video journals, and a 3D map of Everest.

The soundtrack features music by George Harrison, interpreted by composers Steve Wood and Daniel May, and was released on audio CD on March 10, 1998.

Quotes

cquote|Narrator: Just above the high camp, a climber named Beck Weathers had been out in the snow for over 22 hours. He had been left for dead by other climbers. Then, nearly blind, his hands literally frozen solid, Beck stood up, left his pack... and desperately tried to walk.

Weathers: All I knew was, that as long as my legs would speed walk, and I could stand down... I was gonna move away from that camp. And if I fell down, I was gonna get up. And if I fell down again, I was gonna keep moving, until I hit that camp... or I walked off the face of that mountain.

Cast

* Liam Neeson as Narrator (voice)
* Beck Weathers as Himself
* Jamling Tenzing Norgay, son of famed Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, as Himself
* Araceli Segarra as Herself
* Ed Viesturs as Himself
* Paula Viesturs as Herself

See also

"Into Thin Air". A non-fiction book by Jon Krakauer chronicling his account of the disaster.

References

# [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/imax_everest/ Reviews] from Rotten Tomatoes
# [http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/records/IMAX.php Box Office] from The Numbers

External links

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* [http://www.nepalicommunity.com/nepali_movies/everest/ Watch the movie online!]