The Epic of Everest (1924)
- Directed by
- John Baptist Lucius Noel
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 24 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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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
A documentary follows a 1924 British expedition to climb Mount Everest. The film shows the journey and the climbers who were lost on the mountain.
historicsomberremoteobservationaladventurousdocumentary-styleatmosphericquietmelancholic
What happens
The Epic of Everest is a 1924 documentary about the Mallory and Irvine Mount Everest expedition. The publicity surrounding the film provoked a diplomatic incident following its 1924 release, known as the "Affair of the Dancing Lamas", that delayed future expeditions and may have destabilized the Tibetan government. "Captain John Noel was the official photographer on the 1924 British Expedition to Mount Everest, famed for the tragic loss of mountaineers, George Mallory and Andrew Irvine. Noel was an adventurous explorer who had tried but failed to get to Everest through Tibet in 1913. It was this centenary that the BFI was celebrating with the restoration of his film, which Noel financed himself and released as The Epic of Everest in 1924. He toured extensively around the world, lecturing with the film footage and beautiful colour slides. The remains of Mallory and Irvine were eventually found in 1999 and 2024, respectively. After a digital restoration in 2013, the film was re-released in UK cinemas. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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