The Conquest of Everest (1953)
- Directed by
- George Lowe
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 25 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This film follows the 1953 British expedition to climb Mount Everest. It shows the climbers as they prepare and make their way up the mountain, culminating in Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reaching the summit.
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What happens
The Conquest of Everest is a 1953 British Technicolor 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. Cameraman Tom Stobart participated in the 1953 British Mount Everest expedition (as did George Lowe). After the successful second assault, Stobart told the descending party to provide no indication to the men waiting at the base that Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay had succeeded until they were close enough for Stobart to catch the emotion of the moment on film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Meru (2015)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.