Everest (film)
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Everest is a 70mm American
documentary film
from MacGillivray Freeman Films about the struggles involved in climbing Mount Everest
, the highest mountain peak on Earth located in Himalayan region of Nepal. It was released to IMAX
theaters in 1998.
and shot entirely in IMAX format. It includes a vivid description of the training required in order to climb, and the challenges encountered such as avalanche
s and lack of oxygen. This film had been in production at Everest during the 1996 Mount 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 crew members interrupt filming to aid the stricken climbers.
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.
United States
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documentary film
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
from MacGillivray Freeman Films about the struggles involved in climbing Mount Everest
Mount Everest
Mount Everest is the world's highest mountain, with a peak at above sea level. It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. The international boundary runs across the precise summit point...
, the highest mountain peak on Earth located in Himalayan region of Nepal. It was released to IMAX
IMAX
IMAX is a motion picture film format and a set of proprietary cinema projection standards created by the Canadian company IMAX Corporation. IMAX has the capacity to record and display images of far greater size and resolution than conventional film systems...
theaters in 1998.
Production
The 45-minute film is narrated by Liam NeesonLiam Neeson
Liam John Neeson, OBE is an Irish actor who has been nominated for an Oscar, a BAFTA and three Golden Globe Awards.He has starred in a number of notable roles including Oskar Schindler in Schindler's List, Michael Collins in Michael Collins, Peyton Westlake in Darkman, Jean Valjean in Les...
and shot entirely in IMAX format. It includes a vivid description of the training required in order to climb, and the challenges encountered such as avalanche
Avalanche
An avalanche is a sudden rapid flow of snow down a slope, occurring when either natural triggers or human activity causes a critical escalating transition from the slow equilibrium evolution of the snow pack. Typically occurring in mountainous terrain, an avalanche can mix air and water with the...
s and lack of oxygen. This film had been in production at Everest during the 1996 Mount 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 crew members interrupt filming to aid the stricken climbers.
Reception
Everest grossed $148 million during its theatrical run in the US and Canada, the highest grossing amount ever for an IMAX documentary. It is the highest-grossing film that never reached the top 10 in the weekly North American box office charts, and also is the highest-grossing film never to have made the weekly top 5.DVD and soundtrack
The DVD was released by MiramaxMiramax Films
Miramax Films is an American entertainment company known for distributing independent and foreign films. For its first 14 years the company was privately owned by its founders, Bob and Harvey Weinstein...
on December 12, 1999. It includes a 'Making Of' featurette, an extended interview with Beck Weathers
Beck Weathers
Seaborn Beck Weathers is an American pathologist from Texas. He is best known for his role in the 1996 Everest disaster that has been the subject of many books and films, most notably Into Thin Air and Everest.-Everest:...
, deleted scenes, climber video journals, and a 3D map of Everest.
The soundtrack features music by George Harrison
George Harrison
George Harrison, MBE was an English musician, guitarist, singer-songwriter, actor and film producer who achieved international fame as lead guitarist of The Beatles. Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison became over time an admirer of Indian mysticism, and introduced it to the other...
, interpreted by composers Steve Wood and Daniel May, and was released on audio CD on March 10, 1998.
Quotes
Cast
- Liam NeesonLiam NeesonLiam John Neeson, OBE is an Irish actor who has been nominated for an Oscar, a BAFTA and three Golden Globe Awards.He has starred in a number of notable roles including Oskar Schindler in Schindler's List, Michael Collins in Michael Collins, Peyton Westlake in Darkman, Jean Valjean in Les...
as Narrator (voice) - Beck WeathersBeck WeathersSeaborn Beck Weathers is an American pathologist from Texas. He is best known for his role in the 1996 Everest disaster that has been the subject of many books and films, most notably Into Thin Air and Everest.-Everest:...
as Himself - Jamling Tenzing NorgayJamling Tenzing NorgayJamling Tenzing Norgay is an Indian-Nepalese Sherpa mountain climber.He is the son of Tenzing Norgay and Daku, his third wife...
, son of famed SherpaSherpa peopleThe Sherpa are an ethnic group from the most mountainous region of Nepal, high in the Himalayas. Sherpas migrated from the Kham region in eastern Tibet to Nepal within the last 300–400 years.The initial mountainous migration from Tibet was a search for beyul...
Tenzing NorgayTenzing NorgayPadma Bhushan, Supradipta-Manyabara-Nepal-Tara Tenzing Norgay, GM born Namgyal Wangdi and often referred to as Sherpa Tenzing, was a Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer...
, as Himself - Araceli Segarra as Herself
- Ed ViestursEd ViestursEdmund Viesturs, known as Ed Viesturs is one of the world's premier high-altitude mountaineers. He is one of only 26 people and the only one from the United States to have climbed all eight-thousander peaks...
as Himself - Paula Viesturs as Herself
See also
- Into Thin AirInto Thin AirInto Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster is a 1997 bestselling non-fiction book written by Jon Krakauer. It details the author's presence at Mount Everest during the 1996 Mount Everest disaster when eight climbers were killed and several others were stranded by a 'rogue storm'...
, a non-fiction book by Jon KrakauerJon KrakauerJon Krakauer is an American writer and mountaineer, primarily known for his writing about the outdoors and mountain-climbing...
chronicling his account of the disaster. - The Climb (book)The Climb (book)The Climb is an account by Russian mountaineer Anatoli Boukreev of the 1996 Everest Disaster, during which eight climbers lost their lives on Mount Everest. The co-author, G...
a non-fiction book by Anatoli BoukreevAnatoli BoukreevAnatoli Nikoliavich Boukreev, , was a Kazakhstani climber who made ascents of seven of the 8,000 metre peaks without supplemental oxygen. In total he made 18 successful ascents on peaks above 8000 m . Boukreev was lost under an avalanche on Annapurna...
and G. Weston DeWalt that documents the 1996 Everest Disaster1996 Everest DisasterThe 1996 Mount Everest disaster refers to the events of 10-11 May 1996, when eight people died on Mount Everest during summit attempts. In the entire season, fifteen people died trying to reach the summit, making it the deadliest single year in Mount Everest's history... - The AlpsThe AlpsThe Alps is a 2007 American documentary film about the climbing of the north face of the Eiger in the Bernese Alps by John Harlin III, son of John Harlin who died on the same ascent 40 years earlier...
, a documentary IMAX film produced by Greg MacGillivrayGreg MacGillivrayGreg MacGillivray is an American film director and cinematographer. MacGillivray was first nominated for an Academy Award in 1995 for directing The Living Sea , and was nominated in the same category again for Dolphins in 2000.He has initiated the development of three cameras for the IMAX format...
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