The Conquest of Everest

The Conquest of Everest
Directed by	George Lowe
Produced by	Leon Clore; John Taylor; Grahame Tharp
Written by	Louis MacNeice (commentary)
Narrated by	Meredith Edwards
Music by	Arthur Benjamin
Cinematography	George Lowe; J.B.L. Noel; Thomas Stobart
Edited by	Adrian de Potier
Production; company	Countryman Films; Group 3
Distributed by	British Lion Film Corporation
Release date	7 December 1953
Running time	78 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Box office	£158,584 (UK)

The Conquest of Everest is a 1953 British documentary film directed by George Lowe about various expeditions to the summit of Mount Everest. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.^[2]

DVD release[edit]

The Conquest of Everest was released on Region 0 DVD-R by Alpha Video on 28 January 2014.^[3]

References[edit]

^ Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p501
^ "The Conquest of Everest". NY Times. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
^ "Alpha Video - The Conquest of Everest". Retrieved 2014-01-30.

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[1] Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p501

[NY_Times-2] "The Conquest of Everest". NY Times. Retrieved 2008-11-08.

[3] "Alpha Video - The Conquest of Everest". Retrieved 2014-01-30.

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