Everest (1998)

An international team of climbers ascends Mt. Everest in the spring of 1996. The film depicts their lengthy preparations for the climb, their trek to the summit, and their successful return... See full summary »

Directors:

David Breashears, Stephen Judson,

Writers:

Tim Cahill, Stephen Judson

Stars:

Liam Neeson, Lhakpa Dorji, Dorje Sherpa

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Liam Neeson	...	Himself / Narrator (voice)
Lhakpa Dorji	...	Summit Team, sherpa
Dorje Sherpa	...	Summit Team, sherpa
Ed Viesturs	...	Summit Team Leader, USA
Muktu Lhakpa Sherpa	...	Summit Team, sherpa
Thilen Sherpa	...	Summit Team, sherpa
Jangbu Sherpa	...	Summit Team, sherpa
Araceli Segarra	...	Summit Team, Spain
Wong Chu Sherpa	...	Summit Team, sherpa
Robert Schauer	...	Summit Team, Austria
Jamling Tenzing Norgay	...	Summit Team, Nepal
David Breashears	...	Summit Team, USA
Chyangba Tamang	...	Base Camp Head Cook
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tracy Pfau	...	Mountain Climber

Storyline

An international team of climbers ascends Mt. Everest in the spring of 1996. The film depicts their lengthy preparations for the climb, their trek to the summit, and their successful return to Base Camp. It also shows many of the challenges the group faced, including avalanches, lack of oxygen, treacherous ice walls, and a deadly blizzard.

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Plot Keywords:

narration | imax | mount everest | climbing | mountain | 

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Taglines:

Towering above everything you have seen before.

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Genres:

Documentary | Short

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 March 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Everest - A remény csúcsa

Filming Locations:

Colorado, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$364,244 (USA) (6 March 1998)

Gross:

$76,447,420 (USA) (28 July 2000)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Arcturus Motion Pictures, MacGillivray Freeman Films, Polartec

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.44 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Grossed $87,178,599 during its theatrical run in the U.S., a record for a film shown in IMAX format.

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Quotes

Narrator: Just above the high camp, a climber named Beck Weathers had been out in the snow for over 22 hours. He had been left for dead by other climbers. Then, nearly blind, his hands literally frozen solid, Beck stood up, left his pack... and desperately tried to walk.
Beck Weathers: All I knew was, that as long as my legs would run, and I could stand up... I was gonna move toward that camp. And if I fell down, I was gonna get up. And if I fell down again, I was gonna keep moving, until I hit that camp... or I walked...

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Connections

Referenced in Gilmore Girls: Concert Interruptus (2001)

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Soundtracks

"Here Comes the Sun"

User Reviews

Very impressive.... to carry an IMAX camera all the way up there!

Typical IMAX movie: impressive mountains, impressive views, impressive falls... very impressive. However, I didn't care about the "story", or any of the people in there... In fact, the true heroes in my opinion are the people who went all the way up the Everest *carrying* the IMAX camera... However, you hardly hear about them...