The Wildest Dream (2010)

Directed by

Anthony Geffen

Genre

documentary film, adventure film, biographical film, sport film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 34m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 38 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows climber Conrad Anker as he returns to Mount Everest to investigate the 1924 disappearance of British climber George Mallory. The story alternates between Anker's modern expedition and Mallory's biography told through his letters and archival footage.

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What happens

The Wildest Dream is a 2010 theatrical-release feature documentary film about the British climber George Mallory who disappeared on Mount Everest in 1924 with his climbing partner Andrew Irvine. The film interweaves two stories, one about climber Conrad Anker (who discovered Mallory's body lying on Everest in 1999) returning to Everest to investigate Mallory's disappearance and the other a biography of Mallory told through letters (read by Ralph Fiennes and Natasha Richardson, in her final film), original film footage from the 1920s and archival photos. The film was released in the US and on giant screen cinemas around the world by National Geographic Entertainment in August 2010 as The Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest. The film was released in the UK by Serengeti Entertainment in September 2010 as The Wildest Dream. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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