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The Man Who Skied Down Everest (1975)

G 85 min  -  Documentary  -   19 September 1975 (Canada)
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A Japanese skier ultimately dreamed of literally skiing Mt. Everest. He planned to ski some 8,000 feet down an icy glacier at a 40 to 45 degree angle... See full summary »

Directors:

Bruce Nyznik, Lawrence Schiller

Stars:

Yuichiro Miura and Douglas Rain
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Cast

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Yuichiro Miura Yuichiro Miura ...
Skier
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A Japanese skier ultimately dreamed of literally skiing Mt. Everest. He planned to ski some 8,000 feet down an icy glacier at a 40 to 45 degree angle, from the 26,000 foot level near the summit. This documentary chronicles this incredible feat and the tremendous task of climbing Everest itself. The narrator reads from the diary that the skier personally kept. Written by Andrew Baird-Kerr <andrewbk@networx.on.ca>  

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Plot Keywords:

Skiing | Narration | Mount Everest | Independent Film

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Documentary

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Country:

Japan | USA

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

Czlowiek który zjechal z Everestu See more »

Filming Locations:

Mt. Everest, Nepal

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Budget:

$CAD410,000 (estimated)
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Creative Films, Ishihara International See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Narrator: The first barrier in the ascent of Everest is a huge ice fall. It looks like the tongue of some gigantic demon. More lives have been lost here than on Everest itself. It rises 1600 feet--a world of dangerous, fragile beauty; a cascade of massive blocks of ice moving imperceptibly from the glacier above...
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