The epic of Everest
2015
DVD
When George Mallory and Sandy Irvine set out to reach the summit of Everest in 1924 they came closer than any previous attempt. Inspired by the work of Herbert Ponting (the Great White Silence) Captain Noel filmed in the harshest of conditions, with specially adapted equipment, to capture the drama of the fateful expedition. But it is the brooding presence of the mountain itself that is the heart of Noel's film, and his photography captures the magical play of light and shadow on an alien landscape which enhances the vulnerabiltiy, isolation and courage of the mountaineers. This critically acclaimed restoration by the BFI National Archive includes the original coloured tints and a newly commissioned score by Simon Fisher Turner.
Item Details
Description:
- 1 videodisc (approximately 87 min.) : sound, black and white with color tinting ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- digital optical surround stereo Dolby digital 5.1 Dolby digital 2.0
- NTSC
- video file DVD video region 1
Target Audience Note:
- MPAA: Not rated.
- CHVR: Not rated.
Other Title: Title on container: Epic of Everest : the official record of Mallory and Irvine's 1924 expedition
Notes:
- Restored by the BFI National Archive in collaboration with Sandra Noel.
- Originally produced as a motion picture in 1924.
- Score composed, orchestrated and conducted by Simon Fisher Turner.
- DVD; NTSC; region 1; 16:9 presentation; Dolby digital 5.1 or 2.0.
- Silent films with English intertitles and added music score.
Contents:
- Extra include: Introducing The epic of Everest (9 mins): with Sandra Noel
- Scoring The epic of Everest (8 mins): with Simon Fisher Turner
- Restoring The epic of Everest (6 mins): with BFI curators
- Trailer.
Publisher or Distributor Number: K1832
Control Number: 1529466
UPC: 738329183226
Publisher: New York : Kino Lorber, Inc., [2015]Subjects:
- Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)
- Irvine, Andrew, 1902-1924.
- Mallory, George, 1886-1924.
- Mount Everest Expedition (1924)
- Mountaineering -- Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)
- Mountaineers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Genre:
- Biographies.
- Documentary films.
- Feature films -- Great Britain.
- Feature films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Silent films -- Great Britain.
- Silent films.
- Travelogues (Motion pictures)
- Video recordings.
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