Product Details

• Actors: George Band, Tom Bourdillon, Meredith Edwards, Charles Evans (VI), Alfred Gregory
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Goldhill Home Media
• VHS Release Date: November 16, 1999
• Run Time: 78 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304944985
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #371,387 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Recommended ... great historic footage, April 17, 2002

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K. H. Kikstra "7summits.com" (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Conquest of Everest [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Well, we finally watched this video last week and is was truly a joy. We had no idea there was so much footage of this climb. Not all the way to the summit, but as far as the South Col camp the fantastic images were shot.

Ofcourse it is outdated, but that's exactly the charm of it:

All those tough men wearing few clothes, placing the first route through the Khumbu Icefall and the Lhotse face. With typical 'these heroical men' commentary.
They had no clue what to expect being at altitude so long and just went for it with a cheerful attitude.

No Goretex, no Imax, no fixed ropes up the Hillary step... but persistence and character.

Amazing images of a milestone in mountaineering history. You have to like the old images and the narrative style but it is imressive as well as humorous. The editing is also well done, at no moment is the movie boring in any way, something that current filmers can learn from.

Currently movie of the month [for us] as we recommend this one. Happy viewing!
7summits ...

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, if dated, September 16, 2000

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snowleopard (Oregon) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Conquest of Everest [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Not to be confused with the awful TV movie Into Thin Air, based on the bestselling Jon Krakauer novel. This is the actual film of Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary's historic first ascent of Mt. Everest. While not as dramatic as other films on the subject (if only because the outcome is known), it is none the less very well made, and an important historical document in filmmaking. Some viewers today may feel the film is dated, and even trite in spots. But the narrative moves very well, and its superb historical content make up for that.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The original is still the best., April 24, 2007

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Carl F. Reiners (Stanhope, NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Conquest of Everest [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I haven't seen this film since the 1950's, Million Dollar Movie, Channel 9 in NY. Great to see it again. Great to see people climb more of the mountain than today. I highly reccomend it to anyone who loves/likes climbing and/or camping.