| Description |
1 videodisc (ca. 87 min.) : sound, black and white with color tinting ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical surround stereo Dolby digital 5.1 Dolby digital 2.0 rda |
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NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video region 1 rda |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC; region 1; 16:9 presentation; Dolby digital 5.1 or 2.0. |
| Language |
Silent films with English intertitles and added music score. |
| Credits |
Score composed, orchestrated and conducted by Simon Fisher Turner. |
| Note |
Restored by the BFI National Archive in collaboration with Sandra Noel. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1924. |
| Summary |
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. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Mount Everest Expedition (1924)
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Mallory, George, 1886-1924.
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Irvine, Andrew, 1902-1924.
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Mountaineering -- Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)
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Mountaineers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)
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Irvine, Andrew, 1902-1924. (OCoLC)fst00061061
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Mallory, George, 1886-1924. (OCoLC)fst01718269
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Mount Everest Expedition. (OCoLC)fst01405877
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Mountaineering. (OCoLC)fst01028334
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Mountaineers. (OCoLC)fst01028364
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Asia -- Mount Everest.
(OCoLC)fst01333948
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Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Silent films.
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Silent films -- Great Britain.
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Feature films.
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Feature films -- Great Britain.
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Travelogues (Motion pictures)
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Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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Documentary films. (OCoLC)fst01710390
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Nonfiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710269
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Silent films. (OCoLC)fst01710368
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Travelogues (Motion pictures) (OCoLC)fst01726195
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| Added Author |
Noel, J. B. L. (John Baptist Lucius), 1890-1989
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Ponting, Herbert George. Producer.
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Turner, Simon Fisher.
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British Film Institute.
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National Film Archive (Great Britain)
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Kino Lorber, Inc.
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| Note |
Title on container: Epic of Everest : the official record of Mallory and Irvine's 1924 expedition |
| Standard No. |
738329183226 |
| Music No. |
K1832 Kino Lorber |
